Account of frankincense, myrrh and perfumes acquired in Palestine TM 670Kharabet el Gerza (ancient Philadelphia)Probably 259 B.C.

Fragments of a trading account from the Zenon archive listing aromatics and luxury goods (frankincense, myrrh, balsam, cassia, cinnamon, perfumes, gazelle skins) received from various suppliers, some at Gaza. One entry records 30 talents each of Gerrhaean frankincense and myrrh from Malichos the Moabite. It dates to about 259 BC, during Zenon's journey in Palestine.

In English machine translation

Records differ on place: the account concerns Palestine (Gaza), but the papyrus belongs to the Zenon archive found at Philadelphia. 'Gerrhaean' and 'Minaean' refer to the Arabian sources of the frankincense; a later account in another hand is on the back of two fragments.

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