One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42324

Receipt for four donkey-loads of grain transferred to a harbour TM 42324probably Ptolemais (Nea), Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Early) IVth century A.D.

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An ostracon receipt recording that Germanos son of Harpalos delivered four donkey-loads of grain from the produce of the 3rd indiction from the granary of Ptolemais to a harbour, through the agent Arios son of Onninos. It dates to the early 4th century AD and probably comes from Ptolemais Nea in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

Granary of the division (meris) of Ptolemais, produce of the 3rd indiction. Germanos son of Harpalos has transferred at the harbour ⟨of Leukogion⟩ through Arios son of Onninos four donkey-loads, total 4 donkey-loads. Mecheir […]

The harbour name Leukogion is supplied by the editor, as the scribe omitted it; the catalogue description mentions a Serenus, who does not appear in the surviving text. The verb translated 'transferred' is the usual term for handing grain over for transport.

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.

Receipt for Transport of Grain

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · O.Mich.inv. 9013 · (Early) IVth century A.D. · probably Ptolemais (Nea), Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor in the name of Serenus

o.mich.1.544

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · (Early) IVth century A.D. · probably Ptolemais (Nea), Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

θησαυροῦ μέρους Πτολεμαίδος γενήματος γ ἰνδικτίονος μετέβαλεν Γερμανὸς Ἁρπάλου ἐν ὅρμῳ Λευκογίου διὰ Ἀρίου Ὀννίννου ὄνους τέσσαρας, γίνονται ὄνοι δ. Μεχὶρ […]