Memorandum for the account of Gaius Iulius Epaphroditos
Remains of a customs document for wine exportation.
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Memorandum of Laodicean wine for Gaius Julius Epaphroditos TM 70860Roman dump at Berenike.33 - 70 A.D.?
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A short ostracon memorandum from the Red Sea port of Berenike recording that Petermenis son of Paminis handled 4 jars of Laodicean wine belonging to Gaius Julius Epaphroditos, destined for the outfitting of a ship or expedition. It belongs to a group of customs-related documents for wine passing through the port.
In English machine translation
Petermenis son of Paminis:
4 Laodicean (jars) of wine of Gaius Julius Epaphroditos, for outfitting.
"Laodicean" refers to jars of wine from Laodicea in Syria. The phrase "for outfitting" (eis exartismon) probably means supplies for equipping a ship bound for overseas trade.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Memorandum for the account of Gaius Iulius Epaphroditos). 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.1.83
Πετερμῆνις Παμίνεως οἴνου λαδικηνὰ δ Γαίου Ἰουλίου Ἐπαφροδίτου εἰς ἐξαρτισμόν.