Order from Herak- to Drakon
Remains of customs pass for oil exportation.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 70849
Order from Herak- to Drakon to release four half-jars for outfitting TM 70849Roman dump at Berenike.33 - 70 A.D.?
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A short order on an ostracon from Herak[…] to Drakon instructing him to release four half-jars to Psenosiris, connected with Varus, for outfitting. It was found in the Roman rubbish dump at Berenike on the Red Sea coast and dates to about AD 33-70.
In English machine translation
Herak[…] to Drakon: release to Psenosiris son of Petearch[…], (slave/agent?) of Varus, for equipment (of a ship), 4 half-jars, total [4].
The term exartismos refers to the fitting out or provisioning, probably of a ship, and the half-jars (hemikadia) likely held oil or wine. The relationship of Psenosiris to Varus is not stated; the name Varus stands in the genitive, which suggests Psenosiris was acting for him.
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 Herak- to Drakon). 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.1.72
Ἡρακ Δράκοντι· ἀπόλυσον Ψενωσίρει Πετεαρχ Οὐάρου εἰς ἐξαρτισμὸν ἡμικάδια τέσσαρα, γίνεται δ.