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Koine Greek

Ἑρμαίου χαίρειν. ὁμολόγῶ μεμετρῆσθαι παρά σου χρῆσιν ἔντοκον πυροῦ ἀδόλ(ου) ἀκρίθ(ου) ἀρτάβας ὀκτὼ{ι} (γίνονται) (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβας) ἃς κα[ὶ ἀ]ποδώσω σοι ἐν τῶι Ἐπεὶφ μηνὶ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ϛ (ἔτους) Τραιανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου, πυρὸν νέον καθαρὸν ἄδολ(ον) ἄκρ̣[ι]θ̣(ον), μέτρῳ Ἀθηναίωι ἑκτημόρωι ἀνυ[περθέ]τως̣ καὶ εὑρη̣[σιλογί]α̣ς̣ ἔτους ἕκτου Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Νέρουα Τ[ρ]α̣[ια]ν̣ο̣ῦ Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Τ̣υβι Σ̣[αρ]α̣πίων Νεάρχ(ου) ἔγραψα̣ ὑπ(ὲρ) αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰ̣δ(ότος) γ̣ρ̣[ά(μματα)]

Latin

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Translation into English

Greetings from Hermaios. I declare that I have been measured to you for the use of an interest-bearing loan of eight (units) of pure unadulterated wheat. I will return these to you in the month of Epiph, of the current year 6 (of the reign) of Trajan Caesar, our lord, pure new unadulterated wheat, measured to the Athenian sixth measure, without any excess and with due consideration. In the sixth year of the Emperor Caesar Nerva, I, Sarapion of Nearchus, wrote this under his authority, not knowing the letters.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ἑρμαίου χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ μεμετρῆσθαι παρά σου χρῆσιν ἔντοκον πυροῦ ἀδόλου ἀκρίθου ἀρτάβας ὀκτὼ (γίνονται) (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβας) η, ἃς καὶ ἀποδώσω σοι ἐν τῷ Ἐπεὶφ μηνὶ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ϛ (ἔτους) Τραιανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου, πυρὸν νέον καθαρὸν ἄδολον ἄκριθον, μέτρῳ Ἀθηναίῳ ἑκτημόρῳ ἀνυπερθέτως καὶ εὑρησιλογίας ... λάεως μέχρι τῆς τούτων ἀποδόσεως (ἔτους) ἕκτου Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Νέρουα Τραιανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ. Σαραπίων Νεάρχου ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰδότος γράμματα.

Extracted Latin Text (Fragmentary)

[Κ]ορνη(λι-) Ἡρακ(λ-) τεκτω(ν-) (πυροῦ) (ἀρταβ-) η

English Translation

To Hermaios, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you a loan with interest of eight artabas of pure, unadulterated wheat, barley-free (totaling 8 artabas of wheat), which I will repay to you in the month of Epeiph of the current 6th year of Emperor Trajan Caesar, the lord, in new, pure, unadulterated wheat, barley-free, measured by the Athenian sixth-measure, without delay and without dispute... until the repayment of these (goods), in the sixth year of Emperor Caesar Nerva Trajan Augustus Germanicus. I, Sarapion son of Nearchos, have written on his behalf, as he does not know letters.

Notes

The text is fragmentary and contains abbreviations and uncertain readings. The Latin fragment "[Κ]ορνη(λι-) Ἡρακ(λ-) τεκτω(ν-) (πυροῦ) (ἀρταβ-) η" appears to be a notation or signature possibly indicating a name (Cornelius?), occupation (carpenter?), and a measure of wheat ("artabas").