E02311: Greek order to a wine-merchant, from Oxyrhynchos (Middle Egypt), to deliver wine to the 'widows of *Kosmas and Damianos' (brothers, physicians martyrs of Syria, S00385); datable to the 6th century.

P.Oxy. 16 1955

An order addressed to a wine-merchant to deliver one double jar of wine to the 'widows of Kosmas and Damianos':

Βίκτορ̣ι οἰν̣ο̣π̣ρά̣τῃ.
δὸς ταῖς χήρ(αις) τοῦ̣ ἁγί(ου) Κο̣σ̣μᾶ
κ̣α̣ὶ̣ Δαμιαν̣ο̣ῦ̣ [ο]ἴ̣ν̣(ου) δι(πλοῦν) α μ̣(όνον).
Μεσορὴ ιϛ ἰν̣δ̣(ικτίονος) ε ἀρκ(ῇ) ϛ.

'To Viktor, wine-merchant. Give to the widows of saint Kosmas and Damianos one double jar of wine only. Mesore 16, indiction 5, beginning of 6.'


(Summary and text: B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, and H. I. Bell, trans.: G. Schenke)

A complete record of the document with images and bibliography can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.oxy;16;1955