Receipt for Transport of Grain
Receipt for transport of grain to an unknown harbor by Palemon, son of Ptollas
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 42805
Receipt for donkey transport of wheat by Palemon son of Ptollas TM 42805probably Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptJuly 18, 20, 22, 24; September 5, 17, 21; October 2 & 9, 303 A.D.
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An ostracon receipt recording deliveries of wheat by donkey-load, made through the granary officials (sitologoi) by Palemon son of Ptollas, on several days in Epeiph, Thoth and Phaophi. The last entries name Ouenaphris as the transporter. It probably comes from Karanis in the Fayum and dates to AD 303.
In English machine translation
Transported through the sitologoi:
Palemon son of Ptollas, for the produce of year 19 and year 18 and year 11, Epeiph 24, wheat, three donkey-loads, 3 donkeys; (Epeiph) 26, 2 donkeys; 28, 1 donkey; 30, 1 donkey. Year 20 and year 19 and year 12, Thoth 7, one donkey; 19, one donkey; 23, one donkey; Phaophi 4, Ouenaphris, 2 donkeys; 11, 1 donkey.
The triple regnal years (19/18/11, then 20/19/12) reflect the joint reigns of the Tetrarchs. Sitologoi were the village officials in charge of the public granaries.
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.2.926
διὰ σιτολόγων μετέβαλεν Παλήμων Πτολλᾶ ὑπὲρ γενήματος ιθ ἔτους καὶ ιη ἔτους καὶ ια ἔτους Ἐπεὶφ κδ πυροῦ ὄνους τρεῖς, ὄνους γ, κϛ ὄνους β, κη ὄνον α, λ ὄνον α, κ ἔτους καὶ ιθ ἔτους καὶ ιβ ἔτους Θὼθ ζ ὄνον ἕνα , ιθ ὄνον ἕνα , κγ ὄνον ἕνα , Φαῶφι δ Οὐενᾶφρις ὄνους β, ια ὄνον α.