A letter-receipt from Likinnios to Hermanon acknowledging delivery by camel-drivers of the Arsinoite nome of a large consignment of shipbuilding materials (nails, pins, pitch, oars, pulleys, etc.) and payment of the balance of their freight charge, 797 drachmas. Written in the reign of Antoninus Pius in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Likinnios to his dearest Hermanon, greetings.
I have received from the camel-drivers of the Arsinoite nome 67 papyrus-cord bundles (?), white bundles (?) weighing 90 talents 7 minas 50 (?), of cases of […] 2 chests weighing 3 talents 15 minas, of iron scales (?) 8 chests weighing 9 talents 8 minas, of copper nails 3 chests weighing 5 talents 40 minas, of iron nails 11 chests weighing 22 talents 11 minas, of iron spikes 1 chest weighing 2 talents, of copper pins 2 chests weighing 4 talents 50 minas, of linen 1 chest weighing 1 talent 30 minas, 3 three-handled copper pitch-pots weighing 10 talents 20 minas, of wooden nails 1 chest weighing 3 talents 30 minas, of liquid resin and liquid pitch [and] pitch-pots, 65 pairs of oars, 52 handles, of whetstones and tufa-stones 9 in number, 2 large mast-heads (?), 2 workmen's windlasses unbound, 6 pulleys, 2 [...], all in [...] 85 [...] three; and they have received from me, after the 1,592 silver drachmas paid out to them by you, the remainder of the freight charge, 797 silver drachmas.
I pray for your health.
Year […] of Antoninus Caesar the lord, Pauni 14.
Several technical terms for ship's gear are rare and their translation is uncertain. The regnal year is lost, so only the reign of Antoninus Pius is known.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.