Account 259 BC
- p.col;3;2
[…] δύο καμήλων δραχμὰς ξδ. ἐξ Σιδῶνος πορευθέντες εἰς Γάζαν κενοὶ ἔλαβονἐλαβοσαν παρὰ Ζηνοδώρου πλινθοφοροῦντες δραχμὰς ι. ἀπὸ τῶν Σκηνῶν εἰς Αἴγυπτον γόμων δ φοινίκων καμήλων δ μισθὸς δραχμαὶ ρδ. […] ἐκἐγ Γάζης εἰς Αἴγυπτον μετὰ Νικαίου πορευθέντες ἔλαβον δραχμὰς ρ. ἐξ Αἰγύπτου εἰς Γάζαν ψιάθους ἀγαγόντες ἔλαβον καμήλων β μισθὸν δραχμὰς λβ. καὶ ἄλλων καμήλων β τῶν ταριχηγησάντων […] ἐξ Σιδῶνος εἰς Γάλιλαν σιτηγήσαντες ἔλαβον δραχμὰς μη. ἄλλης σιτηγίας ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ τόπου δραχμὰς μη. μετὰ Σίμωνος ἐκἐγ Γαλίλας σιτηγήσαντες δραχμὰς ρν. γίνονται δραχμαὶ Αρξη.
Col. I . . . . . (from Gaza to Sidon) . . . . two camels, 64 drachmas Setting out from Sidon for Gaza, empty, they received from Zenodoros, for carrying bricks, 10 drachmas From The Tents to Egypt, 4 loads of dates, 4 camels, pay, 104 drachmas Col. II . . setting out from Gaza to Egypt, with Nikaios, they received 100 drachmas From Egypt to Gaza, for two camels carrying reed mats, they received as pay 32 drachmas And for two other camels, carrying pickled meats, . . . Col. III ( . . from Sidon into Galilee) carrying grain they received 48 drachmas For another grain transport from the same place, 48 drachmas With Simon, from Galilee, carrying grain, 150 drachmas Total, 1,168 drachmas
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