Receipt for Transport of Grain
Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor in the name of Palemon
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42323
Receipt for wheat delivered by public donkeys to the granary of Kerkesoucha TM 42323probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Early) IVth century A.D.
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An ostracon receipt issued by the granary officials (sitologoi) Isidoros and Pamoun at the granary of Kerkesoucha of Karanis, recording that Palemon son of Ptollas delivered one and a half donkey-loads of wheat from the harvest of the 3rd indiction, carried on public donkeys by the driver Ptolemaios. It dates to the early 4th century AD, probably from Karanis.
In English machine translation
Granary of Kerkesoucha of Karanis, through Isidoros and Pamoun, sitologoi. Palemon son of Ptollas has delivered, by means of public animals, through Ptolemaios, donkey-driver, from the produce of the 3rd indiction, of wheat one and a half donkey-loads,
total 1 1/2. Mecheir 28.
The quantity is measured in donkey-loads (onoi) rather than artabas. Sitologoi were the officials in charge of public granaries and grain collection.
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.1.543
θησαυροῦ Κερκεσούχων Καρανίδος διὰ Ἰσιδώρου καὶ Παμοῦν σιτολόγων ἐνεβάλετο Παλήμων Πτολλᾶ διὰ δημοσίων κτηνῶν διὰ Πτολεμαίου ὀνηλάτου γενήματος γ ἰνδικτίονος σίτου ὄνον ἕνα ἥμισυ, γίνονται α 𐅵. Μεχεὶρ κη.