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Koine Greek

ἔτους
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Νέρουα
Τραϊανοῦ Σεβα(στοῦ) Γερµα]νικοῦ, Γορπιαίου
ἐν Ὀξυρύγχ(ων) πόλει τῆς Θηβαίδ(ος),
ἐπ’ ἀγορανόµων
καὶ Ἀριστάνδρου
καὶ Διονυσίου καὶ Σαραπ(ίωνος) καὶ Δίου
ἐπρίατο Σεύθης Ποτάµωνος τοῦ καὶ Μνάσωνος τοῦ μητρὸς
Διδύµου ὡς (ἐτῶν) λεµέσος
µελίχρως µακροπρόσωπος οὐλὴ ὑπὸ γένειον
παρὰ τοῦ Ἡρακλείδου μητρὸς
ὡς (ἐτῶν) ν µέσης µελί[χρο]υς
μακροπροσώπου οὐλὴ ἀντικνηµίωι δεξιῶι μετὰ
κυρίου τοῦ ἑαυτῆς ἀδελφιδοῦς Θέωνος Ἑρµίου
τοῦ μητρὸς Σαραποῦτος Παϋσίριος ὡς (ἐτῶν) μα
μέσου µελίχρω µακροπρυσώπου
οὐλὴ ἀγκώ̣νι δεξι[ῶι,]
πάντες τῶν ἀπ’ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως, ἐν ἀγυιᾷ,
τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν αὐτῇ δούλην Τεχωσοῦν ὡς (ἐτῶν)
οἰκογενῆ ἐκ δού[λης,
ἣν καὶ αὐτόθεν παρείληφεν ὁ Σεύθης παρὰ τῆς
ταύτην τοιαύτην ἀναπόριφ[ον]
πλὴν ἱερᾶς νόσου καὶ ἐπαφῆς
µενας

Latin

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Translation into English

Year of the Emperor Caesar Nerva, of Trajan Augustus Germanicus, of Gorpiaios, in the city of Oxyrhynchus of Thebais, concerning the market overseers and Aristandros, and Dionysios and Sarapion and Dios, concerning the purchase of the slave Techousoun, as of (years) of the family from the slave, which also was taken from there by Seuthes from the...
...this such a one, except for the sacred disease and contact...

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[ἔτους -1-2- Αὐτοκράτορ]ος Καίσαρος Νέρουα [Τραϊανοῦ Σεβα(στοῦ) Γερμανικοῦ], Γορπιαίου κη, [Ἐπειφ κη, - ca.5 - ἐν Ὀξ]υρύγχ(ων) πόλει τῆς Θηβαίδ(ος), [ἐπ’ ἀγορανόμων - ca.5 -]ς καὶ Ἀριστάνδρου [καὶ - ca.9 - καὶ Δ]ιονυσίου καὶ Σαραπ(ίωνος) καὶ Δίου [καὶ - ca.12 -]υ καὶ Ἡρακλείδου.

[ἐπρίατο Σεύθης Ποτ(?)]άμωνος τοῦ καὶ Μνάσωνος [τοῦ -ca.?- μητρὸς -ca.?-]τος Διδύμου ὡς (ἐτῶν) λε μέσ[ος] [μελίχρως μακροπρόσ]ωπος οὐλὴ ὑπὸ γένειον [παρὰ - ca.12 -] τοῦ Ἡρακλείδου μητρὸς [ - ca.16 - ] ὡς (ἐτῶν) ν μέσης μελί[χρο]υς [μακροπροσώπου οὐλὴ ἀ]ντικνημίωι δεξιῶι μετὰ [κυρίου τοῦ ἑαυτῆς ἀδε]λφιδοῦς Θέωνος Ἑρμίου [τοῦ - ca.5 - μητρὸς Σαρ]αποῦτος Παϋσίριος ὡς (ἐτῶν) μα [μέσου μελίχρω μακρ]οπροσώπου οὐλὴ [ἀγ]κώνι δεξι[ῶι,] [πάντες τῶν ἀπ’ Ὀξυ]ρύγχων πόλεως, [ἐ]ν ἀγυιᾷ, [τὴν ὑπάρχουσαν αὐτ]ῇ δούλην Τεχωσοῦν ὡ[ς (ἐτῶν) -1-2-] [ - ca.18 - ] οἰκογενῆ ἐκ [δού]λης [ - ca.5 - ,] [ἣν καὶ αὐτόθεν παρείληφεν ὁ] Σεύθης [παρὰ τῆς] [ - ca.9 - ταύτην τοιαύτην ἀ]ναπόριφ[ον] [πλὴν] [ἱερᾶς νόσου καὶ ἐπαφῆς - ca.5 - ]χειν τ[ - ca.6 - ] [ - ca.24 - ]μενας [ - ca.6 - ]

Latin Text (Abbreviations and Apparatus)

Apparatus:
11. l. μελι[χρόο]υ (or μελί[χρο]υ)
15. l. [μακρ]οπροσώπου
20. l. [ἀ]ναπόρριφ[ον]

English Translation

[In the year -1-2- of Emperor] Caesar Nerva [Trajan Augustus Germanicus], on the 28th of Gorpiaeus, [28th of Epeiph, in the city of Ox]yrhynchus of the Thebaid, [under the agoranomoi (market officials)] ... and Aristandros ... and Dionysios and Sarapion and Dios ... and Herakleides.

[Seuthes, son of Pot(?)]amon, also called Mnason, [son of ... mother ...] Didymos, about 35 years old, medium height, dark complexion, long-faced, scar under the chin, bought from Herakleides, whose mother is [...], about 50 years old, medium height, dark complexion, long-faced, scar on the right shin, together with her own master and nephew Theon, son of Hermias, whose mother is Sarapous, grandson of Pausiris, about 41 years old, medium height, dark complexion, long-faced, scar on the right elbow, all from the city of Oxyrhynchus, in the street, the slave woman belonging to her named Techosoun, about [-1-2-] years old, house-born from a slave woman [...], whom Seuthes himself had previously acquired from [...], this slave woman being such as described, not subject to rejection except for sacred disease (epilepsy) and external affliction [...].