One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42379

List of men's names TM 42379probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Late) IIIrd century/(early) IVth century A.D.

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An ostracon listing eight men by name and father's name. It probably comes from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome and dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD; its purpose is not stated, though it may record liturgical workers.

In English machine translation

Isidoros son of Antonios Pnas son of Melas Aeion son of Dioskoros Ptolemas son of Panteas Atisis son of Abok Heraklas son of Aianos Orsenouphis son of Heras Atisis son of K…

The suggestion that these were liturgical (compulsory public service) workers is a guess from the catalogue description, not stated in the text. The last father's name is broken off.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as List of Names). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

List of Names

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · O.Mich.inv. 9026 · (Late) IIIrd century/(early) IVth century A.D. · probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

List of names, perhaps of liturgical workers

o.mich.1.598

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · (Late) IIIrd century/(early) IVth century A.D. · probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Ἰσίδωρος Ἀντωνίου Πνᾶς Μέλανος Ἀειῶν Διοσκόρου Πτολεμᾶς Παντηᾶ Ἀτῖσις Ἀβόκ Ἡρακλᾶς Ἀϊανοῦ Ὀρσενοῦφις Ἡρᾶ Ἀτῖσις Κ…