OPES – Oslo Papyri Electronic System

Background and Physical Properties

Material:

Papyrus

Connections:

–

Size:

5.1 x 6.1 cm.

Lines:

6

Publication side:

Recto

Palaeographic description:

–

State of preservation:

Light brown papyrus. On the Verso only traces of writing.

Content

Date:

Vth/VIth century A.D.

Origin:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Language:

Greek

Genre:

Documentary

Author:

–

Title / Type of text:

Account

Content:

Account for various purchases.

Subjects:

Account Oil Wine Garum

Named people:

Phoi(bammon?)

Named places:

–

English translation:

Account from Phoi(bammon?). Of olive oil ... Of wine ... Of garum ... Of ... in clusters ...

Provenance:

Unknown place, province of Egypt

Acquisition:

Purchased by Eitrem in Egypt 1920, from Abu Bakr Embara

Acquisition year:

–

Editions

• Eitrem S-Amundsen L, P.Oslo III, 1936, 147

Further Literature

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