SB V 8754: Apostoloi, antapostoloi, and the Ptolemaic grain transport

This paper offers new annotated readings and corrections to the original edition of P. Berlin inv. 16876 = SB V 8754 (from the archive of Har chebis, the royal scribe of the Herakleopolite nome), also discussing subsequent corrections proposed by various scholars in the past. Special attention is placed on the hapax legomenon technical term antapostoloi. The connection of these documents with the term apostoloi is investigated as well as their function within the framework of the shipping procedure and the officials involved in their issuance. Finally, appended is a transcription that reflects the current state of the papyrus, together with a translation into English.