Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου καὶ δεσπότου Ἰ[η]σοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ σωτῆρος ἡμῶν, βασιλείας τοῦ ἡμῶν δεσπότου Φλ(αουίου) Ἡρακλείου τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου καὶ Αὐτοκράτορος ἔτους ε Ἐπεὶφ νεομηνίᾳ τέλει γ ἰν(δικτίωνος) ἐν Ἀρσ(ινόῃ). Φλ(αουίῳ) Τζ[̣]ττᾳ τῷ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ κόμετι καὶ μειζοτέρῳ Στρατηγίου τοῦ πανευφήμου πατρικίου ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀρσινοϊ τῶ(ν) πόλεως Αὐρήλιος Λούτζω(ν) κουφοκεραμουργὸς υἱὸς ἄπα Ὂλ ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως ἀπὸ ἀμφόδου [Πα]ρεμβολῆς χ(αίρειν). [ἔσ]χον κα̣[ὶ νῦ]ν παρὰ τῆς ὑμετέρ(ας) μεγαλοπρεπείας διὰ Πέτρου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου διοικητοῦ τοῦ αὐτοῦ πανευφήμου ἀνδρὸς ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐμο(ῦ) μισθο(ῦ) τῆς ἐγκού-σσεως τῶν κούφων εἰς χρείαν ῥύσεως τετάρτης ἰν(δικτίωνος) λέγω δὲ ἄλλο χρυσίου νόμι(σμα) ἓν ὡς ν(ομιτεύεται) χρ(υσίου) νό(μισμα) α ὡς ν(ομιτεύεται), καὶ πρὸς ὑμετέραν ἀσφάλ(ειαν) ταύτην αὐτῇ πεποίημαι τὴν ἀπόδειξιν κυρίαν οὖσαν καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμ(ολόγησα) Αὐρήλιος Λούτζων υἱὸς ἄπα Ὂλ ὁ προκ(είμενος) στοιχεῖ μοι ἡ ἀπόδειξ(ις) ὡς πρόκ(ειται).

Latin

di emu

Translation into English

In the name of the Lord and Master Jesus Christ our God and Savior, of our Master Flavius Heraclius of the eternal Augustus and of the Emperor in the year 5. Since on the new moon of the month g of the indiction in Arsinoe. To Flavius T[...], the most magnificent cometes and greater of the most renowned Strategius of the illustrious patrician from Arsinoe, Aurelius Lutzon, a potter's son from the same city from the crossroads of the Camp, greetings. I have now from your magnificence through Peter the most illustrious governor of the same renowned man in favor of my wages for the expenses of the empty vessels for the need of the fourth indiction. I say also another gold coin as it is minted, and for your security I have made this proof, being the lord and having been asked, I have acknowledged it. Aurelius Lutzon, son of [...] the one in question, confirms to me the proof as it is stated.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[†] ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου καὶ δεσπότο(υ)
Ἰ[η]σοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ θεο(ῦ) καὶ σωτῆρ(ος)
ἡμῶν, βασιλείας τοῦ ἡμῶν δεσπ(ότου)
Φλ(αουίου) Ἡρακλείου τοῦ αἰων(ίου)
Αὐγούστου καὶ Αὐτοκρ(άτορος) ἔτους ε
Ἐπεὶφ νεομηνίᾳ τέλει γ ἰν(δικτίωνος)
ἐν Ἀρσ(ινόῃ).

Φλ(αουίῳ) Τζ[̣]ττᾳ τῷ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ κόμετι καὶ μειζοτέρῳ
Στρατηγίου τοῦ πανευφήμου πατρικίου ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀρσινοϊ(τῶν)
πόλεως Αὐρήλιος Λούτζω(ν) κουφοκεραμουργὸς υἱὸς ἄπα Ὂλ
ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως ἀπὸ ἀμφόδου [Πα]ρεμβολῆς χ(αίρειν).

[ἔσ]χον κα̣[ὶ νῦ]ν παρὰ τῆς ὑμετέρ(ας)
μεγαλοπρεπείας διὰ Πέτρου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου διοικητοῦ
τοῦ αὐτοῦ πανευφήμου ἀνδρὸς ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἐμο(ῦ) μισθο(ῦ) τῆς ἐγκούσσεως
τῶν κούφων εἰς χρείαν ῥύσεως τετάρτης ἰν(δικτίωνος)
λέγω δὲ ἄλλο χρυσίου νόμι(σμα) ἓν ὡς ν(ομιτεύεται) χρ(υσίου) νό(μισμα) α ὡς ν(ομιτεύεται),
καὶ πρὸς ὑμετέραν ἀσφάλ(ειαν) ταύτην αὐτῇ πεποίημαι
τὴν ἀπόδειξιν κυρίαν οὖσαν καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμ(ολόγησα)

Αὐρήλιος Λούτζων υἱὸς ἄπα Ὂλ ὁ προκ(είμενος)
στοιχεῖ μοι ἡ ἀπόδειξ(ις) ὡς πρόκ(ειται)

Extracted Latin Text

(hand 4) †
di emu
Cosmạ  ̣  ̣
Apparatus

English Translation

[†] In the name of the Lord and Master Jesus Christ, our God and Savior,
during the reign of our master Flavius Heraclius, the eternal Augustus and Emperor, year 5,
on the new moon of Epeiph, at the end, 3rd indiction,
in Arsinoe.

To Flavius Tz[.]tta, the most magnificent comes and superior
of Strategius, the most renowned patrician, from the city of the Arsinoites,
Aurelius Loutzon, a potter of lightweight ceramics, son of Apa Ol,
from the same city, from the quarter [Pa]rembole, greetings.

I have received now also from your magnificence,
through Peter, the most illustrious administrator
of the same most renowned man, concerning my wage for the firing
of lightweight ceramics for the use of the fourth indiction,
I mean another one gold solidus as it is officially minted, one gold solidus as minted,
and for your security I have made this receipt
authoritative, and upon being questioned, I have acknowledged it.

I, Aurelius Loutzon, son of Apa Ol, the aforementioned,
this receipt is valid for me as stated above.