Ostr. Berlin P. 12957   (More information about the Object)
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Modern Title list of Greek foreign words for jugs (account?)
Summary This ostracon contains a listing of several word for jugs originating from Greek. As all are connected with numbers, an explataion as account may be possible. Another possibility is an interpretation as an scribal exercise, to judge from the unclear headings.
   

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11I am indebted to J. F. Quack for different reading suggestions, to R. Duttenhöfer for information on Greek vessel words. ḫfṱ-ḥ(?)
2pꜣ ꜥmꜣ(?) n nꜣ wḫꜥ.w(?) 2With jug determinative, so in my opinion maybe a word for (foreign) jugs? n Swn
3pꜣ ꜥm 1 sꜥnthys 25
4glmy 3Cf. ϭⲉⲗⲙⲁⲓ „jug“: W. Westendorf, Koptisches Handwörterbuch, 452. ꜥꜣ 10 pšgws 11(?)
5///rf 6.t [_] lꜥwtꜥry 40.t
6grḥbts 12 gꜥtw ꜥꜣ.t 5.t
7bꜥtꜥnꜥ 110
8pꜣ wtn(?) 1 sꜥnthys dmḏ(?) 36
9glmy ḫm 40
10lꜥgyns ꜥꜣ 2

1 I am indebted to J. F. Quack for different reading suggestions, to R. Duttenhöfer for information on Greek vessel words.
2 With jug determinative, so in my opinion maybe a word for (foreign) jugs?
3 Cf. ϭⲉⲗⲙⲁⲓ „jug“: W. Westendorf, Koptisches Handwörterbuch, 452.

Translation

1..?.. dromos(?)
2The knowledge(?) of the jugs/jug-words(?) in Syene.
3The clay-jug: 1 (and) the santhys-jug ..?..: 25
5Large kalpis-storage-jar: 10 (and) psykter-goblet (for symposion ψυκτήρ): 11.
5..?..: 6 (and) [_] louterion-bowl (hand-washing, λουτήριον) 40.
6Klibanos-bread-jar(?): 12 (and) large kados-storage-jar (καδος): 5.
7Patane-bowl: 110.
8The libation-jug(?):1 (and) the santhys-jug: Sum(?) 36.
9Small kalpis-storage-jar: 40.
10Large lagynos-jar: 2.
 
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