p.gascou.22b
μερίδος Εὐδαίμονος λαμπροτάτου. παράσχου βοηθῷ σου … ὄνους τρεῖς, κάμηλον μίαν γίνονται ὄνοι γ, κάμηλος α. ἔρρωσο
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 702523
Order to supply donkeys and a camel from the meris of Eudaimon TM 702523Hermopolites ?V
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A short order issued from the estate division (meris) of the high-ranking Eudaimon, instructing the recipient to supply his assistant with three donkeys and one camel. It probably dates to the 5th century AD and may come from the Hermopolite nome.
In English machine translation
Division (meris) of the most illustrious Eudaimon.
Provide to your assistant … three donkeys, one camel,
total: 3 donkeys, 1 camel. Farewell.
A meris here is an administrative division of a large private estate. "Most illustrious" renders lamprotatos, the Greek equivalent of the senatorial title clarissimus.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as An order of delivery from the ΜΕΡΙΣ of the clarissimus Eudaemon). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.