Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἐν ὀνόματι τῆς ἁγίας καὶ ὁμοουσίου τριάδος

καὶ τῆς δεσποίν(ης) ἡμῶν τῆς θεοτόκ(ου)

καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων βασιλείας τοῦ εὐσεβ(εστάτου)

ἡμῶν δεσπό(του) Φλ(αουίου) Φωκᾶ τοῦ αἰων(ίου) Αὐγούστου

ἔτους τρίτου μετὰ τὴν ὑπατίαν

τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἔτους δευτέρου

Παῦνι ιγ τέλει ὀγδόης

ν(δικτίωνος) ἐν Ἀρ(σινόῃ).

Αὐρήλιος Μηνᾶς υἱὸς Ἠλία ἐ[ν]οι-

κιολ[ό]γος οὐσίας Θεοδοσακίου τοῦ ἐνδοξο-

τάτου στρατηλάτου ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀρσινοι’τῶν πό-

λεως ἀπὸ ἀμφόδου Κατωτέρου Αὐρηλίῳ

Κυρικῷ χοιρομαγείρῳ υἱῷ Μηνᾶ ἀπὸ [τῆς] αὐ-

τῆς πόλεως χ(αίρειν). ὁμολογῶ ἑκουσίᾳ γνώμῃ συν-

τεθεῖσθαί με πρὸς σὲ ὡς εἰ οἵῳ δήποτε

καιρῷ ζητήσω ἀποβαλέσθαι σε ἐκ τοῦ

ὑπὸ σὲ μενήματος διαφέροντος Θεοδο-

σακίῳ τῷ ἐνδοξοτάτῳ στρατηλάτῃ

μὴ βουλο[μένου σου ἐ]ξελθεῖν ἐξ αὐτοῦ

ἐπὶ τῷ με παρασχεῖν \σοι/ τὰ ἀναλωθέντα

παρὰ σοῦ εἰς τὸ κτίσμα τῆς ἐκεῖσε

ἐπαύλεως, εἰ δὲ ἀφʼ ἧς εσεαυτοῦ

ἐθελή-

σῃς ἀναχωρῆσαι ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ τόπου

μηδέν σε λαβεῖν ὑπὲρ τῶν αὐτῶν

ἀναλωμάτων τῶν γεναμένων παρὰ

σοῦ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ ἐπαύλει. [κ]υρία ἡ ὁμολο-

γία καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμ(ολόγησα).

Μηνᾶς ἐνοικι-

ολόγος ὁ προκ(είμενος)·

ὁμ(ολογία) γενομ(ένη) ὑπὸ Αὐρ(ηλίου) Μηνᾶ ἐνοικιο-

λόγο(υ) υἱοῦ Ἠλία εἰς Αὐρ(ήλιον) Κυρικὸν

χοιρομάγειρον.

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

In the name of the holy and consubstantial Trinity

and of our Lady, the Mother of God

and of all the saints of the most pious

our Lord Flavius Fokas, the eternal Augustus

in the third year after the consulate

of the same year, the second

Pauni, on the eighth day

of the month of Diktions in Arsinoe.

Aurelius Mena son of Elias, a resident

of the estate of Theodosius, the most glorious

general from the city of Arsinoe, from the

lower amphora, Aurelius Kyricus, a pork cook, son of Mena, from the same city, greetings.

I confess voluntarily that I have agreed with you that if at any time

I should seek to be removed from the

residence under you, differing from Theodosius, the most glorious general,

not wishing you to leave it, to provide me with the expenses

incurred by you for the construction of the estate there, if you wish to withdraw

from the same place, you shall receive nothing for the same

expenses incurred by you in the same estate.

My Lord, I have confessed and I have been asked.

Mena, the resident, who is present:

the confession as it is stated.

Elias John

wrote on his behalf.

Confession made by Aurelius Mena, resident, son of Elias, to Aurelius Kyricus, the pork cook.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

⳨ ἐν ὀνόματι τῆς ἁγίας καὶ ὁμοουσίου τριάδος
καὶ τῆς δεσποίν(ης) ἡμῶν τῆς θεοτόκ(ου)
καὶ πάντων τῶν ἁγίων βασιλείας τοῦ εὐσεβ(εστάτου)
ἡμῶν δεσπό(του) Φλ(αουίου) Φωκᾶ τοῦ αἰων(ίου) Αὐγούστου
ἔτους τρίτου μετὰ τὴν ὑπατίαν τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἔτους δευτέρου
Παῦνι ιγ τέλει ὀγδόης ἰν(δικτίωνος) ἐν Ἀρ(σινόῃ).

Αὐρήλιος Μηνᾶς υἱὸς Ἠλία ἐ[ν]οικιολόγος οὐσίας Θεοδοσακίου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου στρατηλάτου ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀρσινοι'τῶν πόλεως ἀπὸ ἀμφόδου Κατωτέρου Αὐρηλίῳ Κυρικῷ χοιρομαγείρῳ υἱῷ Μηνᾶ ἀπὸ [τῆς] αὐτῆς πόλεως χ(αίρειν). ὁμολογῶ ἑκουσίᾳ γνώμῃ συντεθεῖσθαί με πρὸς σὲ ὡς εἰ οἵῳ δήποτε καιρῷ ζητήσω ἀποβαλέσθαι σε ἐκ τοῦ ὑπὸ σὲ μενήματος διαφέροντος Θεοδοσακίῳ τῷ ἐνδοξοτάτῳ στρατηλάτῃ μὴ βουλο[μένου σου ἐ]ξελθεῖν ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῷ με παρασχεῖν σοι τὰ ἀναλωθέντα παρὰ σοῦ εἰς τὸ κτίσμα τῆς ἐκεῖσε ἐπαύλεως, εἰ δὲ ἀφʼ ἧς ἐσεαυτοῦ ἐθελήσῃς ἀναχωρῆσαι ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ τόπου μηδέν σε λαβεῖν ὑπὲρ τῶν αὐτῶν ἀναλωμάτων τῶν γεναμένων παρὰ σοῦ ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ ἐπαύλει. κυρία ἡ ὁμολογία καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμ(ολόγησα).

Μηνᾶς ἐνοικιολόγος ὁ προκ(είμενος)· μοι ἡ ὁμολογία ὡς πρόκ(ειται). Ἠλίας Ἰωάνης ἔγραψα ὑ(πὲρ) αὐτοῦ.

⳨ δι εμυ ελια
ὁμ(ολογία) γενομ(ένη) ὑπὸ Αὐρ(ηλίου) Μηνᾶ ἐνοικιολόγο(υ) υἱοῦ Ἠλία εἰς Αὐρ(ήλιον) Κυρικὸν χοιρομάγειρον.

Extracted Latin Text

Φλ(αουίου) Φωκᾶ τοῦ αἰων(ίου) Αὐγούστου

English Translation

⳨ In the name of the holy and consubstantial Trinity,
and of our Lady the Theotokos (Mother of God),
and of all the saints, in the reign of our most pious lord Flavius Phocas, the eternal Augustus,
in the third year after the consulship, second year of the same (indiction),
on the 13th of Pauni, at the end of the eighth indiction, in Arsinoe.

I, Aurelius Menas, son of Elias, rent-collector of the estate of Theodosakios, the most glorious general, from the city of the Arsinoites, from the Lower Quarter, greet Aurelius Kyrikos, pork-butcher, son of Menas, from the same city. I voluntarily acknowledge that I have agreed with you that if at any time I wish to remove you from the dwelling you occupy belonging to Theodosakios, the most glorious general, and you do not wish to leave it, I shall repay you the expenses you have incurred for the construction of the building there. But if you yourself willingly decide to leave the same place, you shall receive nothing for the expenses you have incurred in the same building. This agreement is valid, and upon being questioned, I have acknowledged it.

I, Menas, the aforementioned rent-collector, confirm this agreement as stated above. I, Elias Ioanes, wrote on his behalf.

⳨ Through me, Elias.
Agreement made by Aurelius Menas, rent-collector, son of Elias, with Aurelius Kyrikos, pork-butcher.