Receipt for Transport of Grain
Receipt for transport of grain to Leukogion in the name of Heras
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42313
Receipt for transport of wheat from the Karanis granary to Leukogion harbour TM 42313either Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, or Leukogion, Herakleopolite nome, province of Egypt(Early) IVth century A.D. (July 25, 317, 318, 323, or 324[?])
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An ostracon receipt recording that Heras son of Atisios delivered three donkey-loads of wheat from the granary of Karanis to the harbour of Leukogion, through an agent named Eudaimon, for the 11th year. It is dated Mesore 1 (25 July) in the early 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
From the granary of Karanis: Heras son of Atisios has transferred, at the harbour of Leukogion, for year 11, through Eudaimon, three donkey-loads of wheat, total 3 donkey-loads.
Mesore 1.
The verb metaballein here refers to the transfer of grain from a village granary to a river harbour for onward shipment. Year 11 could belong to more than one emperor's reign, hence the range of possible years.
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.1.532
θησαυροῦ Καρανίδος μετέβαλεν Ἡρᾶς Ἀτισίου ἐν ὅρμῳ Λευκογίου ὑπὲρ ια ἔτους διὰ Εὐδαίμονος πυροῦ ὄνους τρεῖς, γίνονται ὄνοι γ. Μεσορὴ α.