List of names with numbers, possibly donkey drivers TM 42727probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Late) IIIrd century/(early) IVth century A.D.

An ostracon listing about fifteen men's names, each followed by a number, possibly donkey drivers and the loads or trips credited to them. It probably comes from Karanis in the Fayum and dates to the late 3rd or early 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

The identification as donkey drivers is tentative, and the text does not say what the numbers count. Exopylites ('man from outside the gate') and Chalkeas ('smith') may be nicknames or descriptions rather than personal names.

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 donkey drivers(?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.