Tom ElliottLots of new folks around, so I thought I'd surface again the #OnThisDay posts of ancient (mostly #Greek or #Roman) documents on #papyrus, #parchment, and/or #ostraka (ceramic sherds) by @ryanfb. They're of interest to #archaeology #ancientHistory and #classics people especially.
His latest (today) is about a labeled jar of wheat (a commercial sample), dating to 2 BCE and found at the site of Oxyrhynchos in Egypt: https://botsin.space/@ryanfb/109268607363510845
Oxyrhychos: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736983
Ryan Baumann (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image November 1st, 2 BCE—#OnThisDay the barge captains Ammonios & Hermias place a sample (δεῖγμα) of the wheat they've received for transport in this inscribed clay sample jar, which they then sealed on November 16th https://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;6;9223
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