Extracted Text

Koine Greek

λοιπω
ιαιω ἀκ[ολ]ού̣[θω]ς τῇ̣ [ -ca.?- ]τ̣οχη[ -ca.?- ]
(ἀρουρῶν) ἐκπλ[η]ρ[ων κ]τ̣ο̣υ ρο̣ [ -ca.?- ] ὡς περ[ιέ-]χει, ἧς ἀντίγρ(αφον) ἐν ἐκτάκτῳ [ὑμ]ῖν ἐπήνεγκα, καὶ ὀμνύω τὴν
Οὐαλεριανῶν καὶ Γαλλιηνοῦ Καισάρων τῶν κυρίων τύχην οὕ-
(ἔτους) Αὐτοκρατόρων Καισάρων Πουπλίου Λικιννίου Οὐαλεριανοῦ καὶ Πουπλίου Λικιννίου Οὐαλεριανο[ῦ Γ]αλλιηνοῦ
Γερμανικῶν Μεγίστων Εὐσεβῶν Εὐτυχῶν κ̣[α]ὶ̣ [Π]ο̣υ̣πλίου Λικιννίου Κορνηλίου Σαλωνίνο[υ Ο]ὐ̣αλεριανο[ῦ τοῦ ἐπιφα]νεστάτου
Καίσαρος Σεβαστῶν, Φαῶφι

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

"I will say that I follow the [ -ca.?- ] in the [ -ca.?- ] (of the fields) as it is contained, of which I have brought you the copy in an emergency, and I swear by the fortune of the Valerian and Gallienus Caesars, our lords, that it is thus: (of the year) of the Emperors Caesars Publius Licinius Valerianus and Publius Licinius Valerianus Gallienus, the greatest Germanic, most pious, most fortunate, and of Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus the illustrious Caesar of the Augusti, Phauphus."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

λοιπω̣ [ -ca.?- ] ι̣αιω̣ ἀκ[ολ]ού̣[θω]ς τῇ̣ [ -ca.?- ]τ̣οχη[ -ca.?- ] (ἀρουρῶν) ε 𐅵 ἐκπλ[η]ρ[ -ca.?- ]ων κ̣ [ -ca.?- ]τ̣ο̣υ̣ ρο̣ [ -ca.?- ] ὡς περ[ιέ-]χει, ἧς ἀντίγρ(αφον) ἐν ἐκτάκτῳ [ὑμ]ῖν ἐπήνεγκα, καὶ ὀμνύω τὴν Οὐαλεριανῶν καὶ Γαλλιηνοῦ Καισάρων τῶν κυρίων τύχην οὕτως ἔχειν· (ἔτους) ε Αὐτοκρατόρων Καισάρων Πουπλίου Λικιννίου Οὐαλεριανοῦ καὶ Πουπλίου Λικιννίου Οὐαλεριανο[ῦ Γ]αλλιηνοῦ Γερμανικῶν Μεγίστων Εὐσεβῶν Εὐτυχῶν κ̣[α]ὶ̣ [Π]ο̣υ̣πλίου Λικιννίου Κορνηλίου Σαλωνίνο[υ Ο]ὐ̣αλεριανο[ῦ τοῦ ἐπιφα]νεστάτου Καίσαρος Σεβαστῶν, Φαῶφι̣ [ -ca.?- ]

Apparatus Criticus

^2. or [τῆς ὑποθήκης κα]τ̣οχῇ [ -ca.?- ] (?)

Extracted Latin Text

Publius Licinius Valerianus, Publius Licinius Valerianus Gallienus, Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus

English Translation

"...remaining [...] accordingly to the [...] possession (?) [...] (of arouras) five and a half, fulfilling [...] as it contains, a copy of which I have submitted to you in the extraordinary (register?), and I swear by the fortune of our lords, the Caesars Valerian and Gallienus, that it is thus. Year 5 of the Emperors Caesars Publius Licinius Valerianus and Publius Licinius Valerianus Gallienus, Greatest Germanici, Pious, Fortunate, and Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus, the most illustrious Caesar Augustus, Phaophi [...]"

Notes:

• "ἀρουρῶν" (arouras): a unit of land measurement used in ancient Egypt.
• "ἐν ἐκτάκτῳ": possibly referring to an extraordinary register or special record.
• "Οὐαλεριανῶν καὶ Γαλλιηνοῦ Καισάρων": refers to the Roman Emperors Valerian and Gallienus, dating this document to approximately the mid-3rd century CE.
• "Φαῶφι" (Phaophi): an Egyptian month, roughly corresponding to late September to late October.