Texts & Scripts from Elephantine: Object

Ostr. Wimborne Minster, Private collection Bankes 157 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

O.Bankes 40

Modern Title

Receipt for the price and expenses for a statue of Trajan (time and dapane andriantos Traianou)

Summary

Receipt of Ammonios (praktor of Syene), for the price and expenses for a statue of the emperor, paid by Sansnos, son of Sa---.

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1	διέγραψεν Σανσνῶς Σαν -?-
2	τιμῆς καὶ δαπάνης ἀνδριάντος Τραιανοῦ
3	Κ̣αίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου (δραχμὰς) δύο τετρώβολον,
4	(γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) β (τετρώβολον). (ἔτους) ιη̣ Τραιανοῦ Καίσαρος
5	τοῦ κυρίου, Ἁθὺρ α.
6	Ἀμμώνιος
7	ἐσημιωσάμην ¹ l. ἐσημειωσά(μην).

¹ l. ἐσημειωσά(μην)

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1	Thus has paid Sansnos, son of Sa---
2	for the price and expenses of a statue of Trajan
3	Caesar the lord, two drachmas four obols,
4	= 2 dr. 4 ob. Year 18 of Trajan Caesar
5	the lord, Hathyr 1.
6	(hand 2) Ammonios,
7	I have signed.

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