Order from Rhobaos to the Customs Officials
Remains of a customs pass for wine exportation.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 70818
Customs pass from Rhobaos for four jars of Laodicean wine TM 70818Roman dump at Berenike.33 - 70 A.D.?
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A short customs pass on an ostracon from Berenike in which Rhobaos instructs the officials at the gate to let Haryothes, son of Apollo[…], pass with four jars of Laodicean wine intended for outfitting (a ship or caravan). It dates to the mid first century AD.
In English machine translation
Rhobaos to those at the gate, greetings. Let pass for Haryothes son of Apollo[…], for outfitting, 4 Laodicean (jars).
"Laodicean" refers to wine (or wine jars) from Laodicea in Syria. "Exartismos" means outfitting or equipping, probably supplies for a ship or expedition.</br>
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Order from Rhobaos to the Customs Officials). 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.berenike.1.41
Ῥοβαος τοῖς ἐπὶ τῇ πύλῃ χαίρειν· πάρετε Ἁρυώθῃ Ἀπολλω… εἰς ἐξαρτισμὸν λαδικηνὰ δ.