p.koeln.15.626v
ς δἸανου αρίου ζ δ Φεβρουαρίου ε ς Μαρτίου ς δ Ἀπρίλιος ς ς Μαίου ζ δ Ἰουνίου ζ ς Ἰούλιος η δ Αὐγούστου δ δ Σεπτεμβρίου δ ς Ὀκτωβρίου ε δ Νοεμβρίου ε δ Δεκεμβρίου
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Calendar exercise listing the Roman months with numerals TM 704847unbekanntIV - V
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A list of the twelve Roman months from January to December, each preceded by a pair of numerals. Described as a Roman-Egyptian calendar exercise, it dates to the 4th-5th century AD.
In English machine translation
6 1/4 (?) January
7 1/4 (?) February
5 1/6 (?) March
6 1/4 (?) April
6 1/6 (?) May
7 1/4 (?) June
7 1/6 (?) July
8 1/4 (?) August
4 1/4 (?) September
4 1/6 (?) October
5 1/4 (?) November
5 1/4 (?) December
The meaning of the two numerals before each month name (here rendered tentatively as whole numbers and fractions) is uncertain; they may relate to day lengths, hours or correspondences with Egyptian dates. The scribe deleted letters in January and uses nominative forms for April and July.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Roman-Egyptian Calendar Exercise). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.