Ostr. Elephantine, excavation DAIK O 4234   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. ined.
Modern Title Receipt of wheat
Summary Taouerseous is confirmed of having received one artabe and 10 matia of wheat. Second text in Demotic contains the exact translation of the Greek text.
   

Edition

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1Ταουερσήους
2πρεσβυτέρα (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβην) α μάτια ι
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31Demotic transcription and translation by Jan Moje. ṯꜣy 2The lemma ṯꜣy was forgotten by the scribe ad added later below the line. Τa-Wrše-ꜥꜣ.t ꜥꜣ.t3The name Taouerseus resp. Taorseus is attesteed often in Greek soures, but only two times in a Demotic text. One is the (late?) Roman Ostr. Berlin 12995 from Elephantine (Kaplony-Heckel, in AfP 49 (2003), 73 – 74 Nr. 12), the other the Roman Papyrus PSI 8 from Tebtynis (translation of the Demotic part by Spiegelberg p. 80-82). According to the Greek text, this was Taouerseus Senior (Ταουρσεους πρεσβ), but in Demotic only one group ꜥꜣ.t, which is used to indicated the Elder one, is written. This is because the Egyptian tried to avoid a dittography of ꜥꜣ.t. rtb wꜥ
4mḏꜣ.t 10

1 Demotic transcription and translation by Jan Moje.
2 The lemma ṯꜣy was forgotten by the scribe ad added later below the line.
3 The name Taouerseus resp. Taorseus is attesteed often in Greek soures, but only two times in a Demotic text. One is the (late?) Roman Ostr. Berlin 12995 from Elephantine (Kaplony-Heckel, in AfP 49 (2003), 73 – 74 Nr. 12), the other the Roman Papyrus PSI 8 from Tebtynis (translation of the Demotic part by Spiegelberg p. 80-82). According to the Greek text, this was Taouerseus Senior (Ταουρσεους πρεσβ), but in Demotic only one group ꜥꜣ.t, which is used to indicated the Elder one, is written. This is because the Egyptian tried to avoid a dittography of ꜥꜣ.t.

Translation

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1Taouerseous,
2the elder, (has received) 1 artaba and 10 matia of wheat.
3Thus has received Taouerseus one artaba
4(and) 10 matia (of wheat).
 
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