Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτους λε Καίσαρος Χ οι (ὰκ) ϛ Πολυδεύκῃ γραμματ<ε>ῖ. ἐπισταλήτω τὴν προκειμένην πυροῦ ἀρτάβην μίαν (γίνεται) (πυροῦ ἀρτάβη) α. (ἔτους) λε̣ Καίσαρος Χ οι (ὰκ) ϛ

Latin

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Translation into English

Year of Caesar X, (in the year) 6, to Polydeuces the secretary. Let the proposed measure of wheat be one (it is) (measure of wheat) a. (Year) of Caesar X, (in the year) 6.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

(ἔτους) λε Καίσαρος Χοι (ὰκ) ϛ
Πολυδεύκῃ γραμματ<ε>ῖ. ἐπισταλήτω τὴν προκειμένην πυροῦ ἀρτάβην μίαν (γίνεται) (πυροῦ ἀρτάβη) α.
(ἔτους) λε Καίσαρος Χοι (ὰκ) ϛ

English Translation

(Year) 35 of Caesar, Choiak 26.
To Polydeukes, the scribe: Let the aforementioned one artaba of wheat be dispatched (total: one artaba of wheat).
(Year) 35 of Caesar, Choiak 26.

Notes:

• ἔτους λε: "Year 35" (λε = 30 + 5 = 35)
• Καίσαρος: "of Caesar"
• Χοιὰκ ϛ: "Choiak 26" (Choiak is an Egyptian month; ϛ = 6, but here combined with ὰκ (20) gives 26)
• Πολυδεύκῃ γραμματεῖ: "To Polydeukes, the scribe"
• ἐπισταλήτω: "let it be dispatched/sent"
• πυροῦ ἀρτάβην μίαν: "one artaba of wheat" (an artaba is an ancient measure of grain)
• (γίνεται): "it amounts to"