Greek Text (Fragment B, v.1)

† τῷ θεοφυλ(άκτῳ) μου δεσπό(τῃ) (καὶ) ἀδελφῷ κ̣υ̣ρ̣(ί)ῳ Παπᾷ τῷ μ(ε)γ(αλοπρεπεστάτῳ) κ̣ό̣μ̣ε̣(τι) (καὶ) παγ(άρ)χ(ῳ). † Ἐλευθέρις.

"To my God-protected lord and brother, the lord Papas, the most magnificent count and pagarch. Eleutheris."

Greek Words Extracted from Coptic Text (Fragment A)

• νόμισμα (nomisma) – coin, currency
• ἐνδοξότης (endoxotēs) – honor, dignity
• φυλακή (phylakē) – guard, watch
• κελεύειν (keleuein) – to command, order
• ἐπεί (epei) – since, because
• γάρ (gar) – for, because
• ἐπίγειος (epigeios) – earthly, terrestrial
• ἀλλά (alla) – but, rather
• διαστροφή (diastrophē) – distortion, corruption
• τέως (teōs) – meanwhile, until then
• εἰ (ei) – if, whether
• μή (mē) – not, lest
• τι (ti) – something, anything
• ἐπάν (epan) – whenever, as soon as
• μᾶλλον (mallon) – rather, more
• πλήν (plēn) – except, nevertheless
• πληροῦν (plēroun) – to fulfill, complete

Greek Words Extracted from Coptic Text (Fragment B)

• χρεία (chreia) – need, necessity
• οὖν (oun) – therefore, then
• διαστροφή (diastrophē) – distortion, corruption
• ἐξαιρετῶς (exairetōs) – especially, particularly

Latin Terms (from Greek text)

• comes (κόμης) – count (a Roman/Byzantine official title)
• pagarchus (πάγαρχος) – pagarch (local administrative official)