Receipt for Transport of Grain
Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor by Panesates
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42283
Receipt for transport of grain by Panesates son of Aunes TM 42283probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptOctober 23, 302 A.D.
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An ostracon receipt recording that Panesates son of Aunes transported grain through the sitologoi (granary officials), five donkey-loads in all, from the harvest of the regnal years 18, 17 and 10, between Mesore 3 and Phaophi 26. It dates to 23 October 302 and probably comes from Karanis.
In English machine translation
Through the sitologoi, Panesates son of Aunes has transported, on account of the produce of year 18 and year 17 and year 10, from Mesore 3 to year 19 Phaophi 26, five donkeys(-loads), total 5 donkeys.
Year 19 and year 18 and year 11, Phaophi 26.
The triple regnal years reflect the joint reigns of the Tetrarchy (Diocletian and Maximian, Constantius and Galerius). The verb used here for the transport is metaballein, a term typical of Karanis grain transport receipts; the count is of donkey-loads.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Receipt for Transport of Grain). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
o.mich.1.503
διὰ σιτολόγων μετέβαλεν Πανεσάτης Αὐνῆ ὑπὲρ γενήματος ιη ἔτους καὶ ιζ ἔτους καὶ ι ἔτους ἀπὸ Μεσορὴ γ ἕως ιθ ἔτους Φαῶφι κϛ ὄνους πέντε, γίνονται ὄνοι ε. ιθ ἔτους καὶ ιη ἔτους καὶ ια ἔτους Φαῶφι κϛ.