Extracted Text

Koine Greek

βασιλείας τοῦ θειοτάτου καὶ εὐσεβ(εστάτου) ἡμῶν δεσπότου μεγίστου εὐεργέτου

Φλαουίου Μαυρικίοῦ Νέου Τιβερίου τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου καὶ αὐτοκρ(άτορος)

ἔτους θ ὑπατίας τοῦ αὐτοῦ εὐσεβ(εστάτου) ἡμῶν δεσπό(του) ἔτους η Ἁθὺρ κζ ἰνδ(ικτίον)ο(ς) θ

Φλαουίᾳ Ἀναστασίᾳ τῇ ἐνδοξ(οτάτῃ) ἰλλουστρίᾳ θυγατρὶ τοῦ τῆς ἐνδόξου

μνήμης Μηνᾶ Εὐδαίμονος γεουχούσῃ ἐνταῦθα τῇ λαμπρᾷ Ὀξυρυγχ(ιτῶν) πόλει διὰ σ̣ο̣ῦ̣ Φλ̣αουί

ου Φοιβάμμωνος τοῦ περιβλέπτου κόμετος καὶ διοικητοῦ αὐτῆς Αὐρήλι̣ος Παπνοῦ̣θ̣ος φροντιστ̣ὴς υἱ

ὸς Πασ̣ατ̣ίου

Latin

Flauius

Flauio

Translation into English

Of the kingdom of our most divine and most pious lord, the greatest benefactor, Flavius Mauricius, New Tiberius, of the eternal Augustus and emperor, in the year of the same most pious lord, in the year of the 13th indiction.

To Flavia Anastasia, the most illustrious daughter of the glorious memory of Menas the Good, who is the governor here in the splendid city of the Oxyrhynchites, through your Flavius, of Phoibammons, the most notable comet and governor of this place, Aurelius Papnouthos, the caretaker, son of Pasatios.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[⳨ βασιλείας τοῦ θ]ειο̣τάτου καὶ εὐσεβ(εστάτου) ἡμῶν δεσπότου μεγίστου εὐεργέτου
[Φλαουίου] Μαυρ[ικί]ο̣υ Νέου Τιβερίου τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου καὶ αὐτοκρ(άτορος)
[ἔτους θ ὑ]πατίας τοῦ αὐτοῦ εὐσεβ(εστάτου) ἡμῶν δεσπό(του) ἔτους η Ἁθὺρ κζ ἰνδ(ικτίον)ο(ς) θ
[Φλαουίᾳ] Ἀ̣ναστα̣σ̣ίᾳ τῇ ἐ[ν]δοξ(οτάτῃ) ἰλλουστρίᾳ θυγατρὶ τοῦ τῆς ἐνδόξου
[μνήμης Μ]ηνᾶ̣ Ε[ὐ]δαίμονος γεουχούσῃ ἐνταῦθα τῇ λαμπρᾷ Ὀξυρυγχ(ιτῶν)
[πόλει διὰ] σ̣ο̣ῦ̣ Φλ̣αουί(*)ου Φοιβάμμωνος τοῦ περιβλέπτου κόμετος καὶ
[διοικητοῦ] α̣ὐτ̣[ῆ]ς Αὐρήλι̣ος Παπνο̣ῦ̣θ̣ος φροντιστ̣ὴς υἱ(*)ὸς Πασ̣ατ̣ίου

English Translation

[† In the reign of our most divine and most pious lord, greatest benefactor,
[Flavius] Mauricius New Tiberius, the eternal Augustus and Emperor,
[in the 9th year] of the consulship of the same most pious lord, year 8, Hathyr 27, indiction 9.
To [Flavia] Anastasia, the most glorious illustris daughter of Menas Eudaimon of glorious memory,
landowner residing here in the illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites,
[through] you, Flavius Phoibammon, the admirable comes and governor of the same city,
Aurelius Papnouthos, caretaker, son of Pasatius...

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 6: φλ̣αουϊου (flauiou) - as written in the papyrus.
• Line 7: υϊοσ (uios) - as written in the papyrus.