Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτους πρώτου καὶ εἰκοστοῦ

Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσ̣α̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣ Μάρκ̣[ου]

Αὐρηλίου Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου

Σεβαστοῦ Ἀρμενιακοῦ

Μ̣η̣δ̣ι̣κ̣[ο]ῦ̣ Π̣αρθι̣κ̣οῦ Γερμανικοῦ

Σαρματ[ι]κοῦ̣ μ̣ε̣γίστου μηνὸς

Φαμενὼ̣θ

ἐ̣πὶ τῶν διεπόντω̣(ν)

τὰ γρα(φεῖα) τῆς τε μητροπ(όλεως) καὶ κομῶν

τῶν γ

μ̣ερίδων ἐ̣ν̣ ἀγορ̣[ᾷ]

Κερκ(εσούχων). (hand 2) Πνεφερῶς Πνεφε̣-

[ρ]ῶ̣τ̣ος ὡ̣ς (ἐτῶν)

με ἄση̣(μος)

ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ Κ̣ε̣ρκ̣(εσούχων) Μέλανι

Ὡρί̣ω̣ν̣ο̣ς̣ πε̣π̣ρ̣α̣κ̣έναι αὐ̣-

[τ]ῷ ὄν̣ον

μ̣

ἀργ(υρίου) (δραχμὰς)

δ̣ι̣ακο̣[σίας]

[βεβαιοῖ.]

l. κωμῶν

Latin

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Translation into English

In the first and twentieth year of the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus, the August Armenian, in the month of the greatest Sarma, on the day of the writing of the documents of both the metropolis and the towns, of the districts in the market of the Kerkesouchos. (hand 2) As it is said, as (of the years) I am without a name from the Kerkesouchos Melani, Horionos has been sold to him, being a certain amount of silver (drachmas) of the thirty.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

ἔτους πρώτου καὶ εἰκοστοῦ
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσ̣α̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣ Μάρκ̣[ου]
Αὐρηλίου Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου
Σεβαστοῦ Ἀρμενιακοῦ
Μ̣η̣δ̣ι̣κ̣[ο]ῦ̣ Π̣αρθι̣κ̣οῦ Γερμανικοῦ
Σαρματ[ι]κοῦ̣ μ̣ε̣γίστου μηνὸς
Φαμενὼ̣θ
ι̣η̣
ἐ̣πὶ τῶν διεπόντω̣(ν)
τὰ γρα(φεῖα) τῆς τε μητροπ(όλεως) καὶ κωμῶν
τῶν γ μ̣ερίδων ἐ̣ν̣ ἀγορ̣[ᾷ]
Κερκ(εσούχων). Πνεφερῶς Πνεφε̣[ρ]ῶ̣τ̣ος ὡ̣ς (ἐτῶν) με ἄση̣(μος)
ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ Κ̣ε̣ρκ̣(εσούχων) Μέλανι Ὡρί̣ω̣ν̣ο̣ς̣ πε̣π̣ρ̣α̣κ̣έναι αὐ̣[τ]ῷ ὄν̣ον
ἀργ(υρίου) (δραχμὰς) δ̣ι̣ακο̣[σίας ...] κ̣οντα τέσσαρ[ας.] [βεβαιοῖ.]

English Translation

In the twenty-first year of Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, conqueror of Armenia, Media, Parthia, Germany, and greatest conqueror of Sarmatia, on the 18th day of the month Phamenoth, under the administration of those overseeing the offices of the metropolis and villages of the third district in the market of Kerkesoucha: Pnepherōs, son of Pnepherōs, about 45 years old, without distinguishing marks, from Kerkesoucha, acknowledges that he has sold to Melas, son of Horion, a donkey for the price of two hundred and [..]ty-four silver drachmas. [He confirms.]

Notes

The text is a Greek papyrus document dating from the reign of Emperor Commodus (late 2nd century CE). It records a transaction involving the sale of a donkey, specifying the parties involved, their origins, and the price paid.