Account of Money
Account of money
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42520
Account of money paid by named individuals TM 42520probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Late) IIIrd century/(early) IVth century A.D.
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An ostracon listing five men with sums of money in drachmas beside each name, apparently payments or dues. It probably comes from Karanis in the Fayum and dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
Apollonios son of Sotas, 1,000 drachmas
Serenos son of Horos, 2,000 drachmas
Leein son of Nikanor, 1,500 drachmas
Melas son of Sokrates, 1,800 drachmas
Ptollas son of Pa[…]
The numerals are thousands of drachmas, reflecting the high prices of the inflationary period around AD 300. The final entry breaks off after the start of the father's name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account of Money). 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.2.707
Ἀπολλώνιος Σώτα δραχμαὶ Α Σερῆνος Ὥρου δραχμαὶ Β Λήειν Νικάνορος δραχμαὶ Αφ Μέλας Σωκράτους δραχμαὶ Αω Πτολλᾶς Πα…[…]