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Account of foodstuffs including figs, grapes and olives TM 89235This document was discovered in a Roman dump at Berenike.A.D. 50 - 75

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A fragmentary ostracon from Berenike on the Red Sea coast, apparently an account or list of foodstuffs such as Carian figs, grapes and olives, with jars counted. It dates to about AD 50-75.

In English machine translation

[...] [...] ... [...] [...] ... one ... [...] of Carian (figs) ... [...] grapes, better(?) [...] of olives, ... [...] and five jars [...] [...] four [...] [...]

"Carian" (karika) was the usual term for dried figs. The word read as "better" (ameinon) may instead belong to a wine or grape variety name (Aminaean).

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Account?). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Account?

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · Inv. BE00-surface 5 · A.D. 50 - 75 · This document was discovered in a Roman dump at Berenike.

Account

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o.berenike.2.209

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · A.D. 50 - 75 · This document was discovered in a Roman dump at Berenike.

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