Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Φλαουίῳ Στρατηγίῳ τῷ ὑπερφυεστάτῳ πατρικίῳ, παγάρχῳ τῆς τε Ἀρσινοι τῶν καὶ Θεοδοσιουπολιτῶν διὰ Φλαουίου Θεοδώρου τοῦ λαμ-
προτάτου ὑ μετέρου ἐπικειμένου Αὐρήλιος Μηνᾶς πλινθουργὸς υἱὸς Ἰωάννου ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως
καὶ πρὸς ὑμετέραν ἀσφάλ(ειαν) ταύτην αὐτῇ πεποίημαι τὴν ἀπόδειξιν καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα.
Αὐρήλιος Μηνᾶς πλινθοῦργος υἱὸς Ἰωάννου ὁ προκείμενος στῖχοι μοι ἡ ἀπόδειξις ὡς πρόκειται.
ὑπερφυέστατον πατρικιον

Latin

di emu Cosma Calu

Translation into English

To Flavius Strategius, the most illustrious patrician, the chief of the Arsinoites and of the Theodosian citizens, through Flavius Theodoros, the most distinguished of the others, Aurelius Mena, the brickmaker, son of Ioannes, from the same city.
And for your safety, I have made this proof, and having been asked, I acknowledged it.
Aurelius Mena, the brickmaker, son of Ioannes, who is present, the proof is as follows.
The most illustrious patrician.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Fragment 1

[Φλαουίῳ Στρατηγίῳ τῷ ὑπερ-]
φυεστάτῳ πατρικίῳ, παγάρ-
χῳ τῆς τε Ἀρσινοι
τῶν καὶ Θεοδοσιουπολιτῶν
δ̣(ιὰ) Φ̣[λ(αουίου) Θ̣εο]δώρο̣υ τ̣[οῦ λαμ-]
προτάτου ὑμετέρου [ἐπ]ι ̣-
κει̣μ̣ένου Αὐρήλιος Μηνᾶς
πλινθουργὸς υἱὸς Ἰωάν-
[νου ἀπὸ τ]ῆ̣ς̣ α̣ὐ̣τῆς πόλ̣(εως)

Fragment 2

[καὶ π]ρ̣ὸς ὑμετέραν ἀσφ̣[άλ(ειαν)]
τα̣ύ̣την αὐτῇ πεποίη̣[μαι]
τὴν ἀπόδειξιν καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) [ὡμ(ολόγησα).]
(hand 2) [Αὐρήλιο]ς̣ Μ̣ηνᾶς πλινθο̣[υργ(ὸς)]
[υ]ἱ̣ὸς Ἰωάννου ὁ προκ(είμενος) στ̣[οι-]
(χεῖ) μοι ἡ ἀπόδειξ(ις) ὡ̣ς̣ [πρόκ(ειται).]
(hand 3) †
ὑπ]ε̣ρφυ̣έστα̣τ(ον) π̣α̣τρ̣ί̣κ̣(ιον)

Extracted Latin Text

(hand 3) † di emu Cosma Cạlu [ (paraphe)]

English Translation

Fragment 1

[To Flavius Strategius, the most magnificent patrician, pagar-]
ch of Arsinoe
and of the Theodosiopolitans,
through Flavius Theodorus, the most illustrious,
your representative, I, Aurelius Menas,
brickmaker, son of John,
[from] the same city...

Fragment 2

[And] for your security
I have made this very declaration
and having been questioned, [I have confessed.]
(hand 2) [I, Aureliu]s Menas, brickmaker,
son of John, the aforementioned,
the declaration is mine as [stated above.]
(hand 3) †
[the most] magnificent patrician

Latin Text Translation

(hand 3) † di emu Cosma Calu [uncertain meaning; possibly a personal name or abbreviated notation]