Receipt for Transport of Grain
Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor by Arabikos
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42287
Receipt for grain transport by Arabikos with five donkeys TM 42287probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptJune 30, 303 A.D.
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An ostracon receipt recording that Arabikos transported grain with five donkeys between Pharmouthi 14 and Epeiph 6. It probably comes from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome and dates to AD 303.
In English machine translation
From Pharmouthi 14 to Epeiph 6, Arabikos son of Noous (?) transported (with) five donkeys,
total 5 donkeys.
Year 19 and Year 18 and Year 11.
The regnal years 19, 18 and 11 refer to the joint reign of Diocletian, Maximian and the Caesars, giving AD 302/3. 'Noou' may be a patronymic or a place name.
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.1.507
ἀπὸ Φαρμοῦθι ιδ ἕως Ἐπεὶφ ϛ μετέβαλεν Ἀραβικὸς Νοοῦ ὄνους πέντε, γίνονται ὄνοι ε. ιθ ἔτους καὶ ιη ἔτους καὶ ια ἔτους.