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Koine Greek

Ἑρμοφίλῳ βασιλ(ικῷ) γρα(μματεῖ) Ἀρσι(νοίτου) Ἡρακλίδου <μερίδος> παρὰ Πρείσκου Μύστου τοῦ Ὀρσε-

νούφεως μητ(ρὸς) Ἰ (* ) σχυριαί-νης ἀπὸ κώμ(ης) Πτολεμαίδος Ὅρμου. ὁ τῆς γυναι-

κός μου πατὴρ Δεῖος Ἰ (* ) σιδώρο(υ) τοῦ Εἰρηναίου μητ(ρὸς) Ἡρᾶτος τελῶν τὰ ἐπικεφάλια (* ) ἐπὶ τῆς κώμ(ης) ἐτελ(εύτησεν) τῷ ἐνεστῶ(τι) μηνί.

διὸ ἀξιῶ ταγῆναι αὐτοῦ τὸ ὄνο(μα) ἐν τῇ τῶν τετελ(ευτηκότων) τάξει ὡς ἐπὶ τῶ(ν) ὁμοίω(ν).

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(hand 2) κωμογρα(μματεῖ) Πτολ(εμαίδος) Ὅρμου. εἰ ταῖς ἀληθ(είαις) ὁ προγεγρα(μμένος) ἐτελ(εύτησεν), τὸ ἀκόλ(ουθον) ἐπιτέλ(ει) ὡς πρὸς σὲ τοῦ λόγ(ου) καὶ κινδ(ύνου) <ὄντος> ἐάν τ(ι) μὴ δ(εόντως) γένη(ται).

(hand 3) Ἑρμόφιλ(ος) βασιλ(ικὸς) σεση(μείωμαι) δι(ὰ) Ὡρου(  ) βοη(θοῦ). (ἔτους) κε Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου Σεβαστοῦ Εὐσεβοῦς, Ἁθὺρ ιη Apparatus

^ 5. ϊσχυριαι papyrus

^ 9. ϊσιδωρο papyrus

^ 11. l. ἐπικεφάλεια

Latin

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Translation into English

To Hermophilos, royal secretary of Arsinoe, of Heraclides, from Preiskos, of Mystos, of the Orsenoufeos, mother of I (*), of Schyrianes from the village of Ptolemaidos, of Hormus. The father of my wife, Deios, of I (*), of Isidoros, of Eirenaios, mother of Heratos, having completed the taxes on the village, has died in the current month.

Therefore, I request that his name be registered in the list of the deceased as it pertains to those similar.

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(hand 2) Secretary of the village of Ptolemaidos, of Hormus. If the truths are as previously written, the following will be completed as it pertains to you regarding the matter and danger if anything does not happen as it should.

(hand 3) Hermophilos, royal, I have noted through Horus (year) of Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus, of Eusebios, Athyr 18 Apparatus

^ 5. Ischuriai papyrus

^ 9. Isidoros papyrus

^ 11. l. Epikephalia

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ἑρμοφίλῳ βασιλ(ικῷ) γρα(μματεῖ) Ἀρσι(νοίτου)
Ἡρακλίδου <μερίδος>
παρὰ Πρείσκου
Μύστου τοῦ Ὀρσε-
νούφεως μητ(ρὸς) Ἰσχυριαίνης
ἀπὸ κώμ(ης) Πτολεμαίδος Ὅρμου.
ὁ τῆς γυναικός μου πατὴρ Δεῖος
Ἰσιδώρο(υ) τοῦ Εἰρηναίου
μητ(ρὸς) Ἡρᾶτος τελῶν
τὰ ἐπικεφάλια ἐπὶ τῆς κώμ(ης)
ἐτελ(εύτησεν) τῷ ἐνεστῶ(τι) μηνί.
διὸ ἀξιῶ ταγῆναι αὐτοῦ
τὸ ὄνο(μα) ἐν τῇ τῶν τετελ(ευτηκότων)
τάξει ὡς ἐπὶ τῶ(ν) ὁμοίω(ν).

(hand 2) κωμογρα(μματεῖ) Πτολ(εμαίδος) Ὅρμου. εἰ ταῖς
ἀληθ(είαις) ὁ προγεγρα(μμένος) ἐτελ(εύτησεν), τὸ ἀκόλ(ουθον)
ἐπιτέλ(ει) ὡς πρὸς σὲ τοῦ λόγ(ου) καὶ
κινδ(ύνου) <ὄντος> ἐάν τ(ι) μὴ δ(εόντως) γένη(ται).

(hand 3) Ἑρμόφιλ(ος) βασιλ(ικὸς) σεση(μείωμαι)
δι(ὰ) Ὡρου(  ) βοη(θοῦ).
(ἔτους) κε Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου
Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου Σεβαστοῦ
Εὐσεβοῦς, Ἁθὺρ ιη

English Translation

To Hermophilos, royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome,
of the Herakleides division,
from Preiskos,
son of Mystos, grandson of Orsenouphis,
whose mother is Ischyriaina,
from the village of Ptolemais Hormou.
The father of my wife, Deios,
son of Isidoros, grandson of Eirenaios,
whose mother is Heras,
who was paying the poll-tax in the village,
died in the current month.
Therefore, I request that his name be entered
in the register of the deceased,
as is customary in similar cases.

(hand 2) To the village scribe of Ptolemais Hormou:
If indeed the aforementioned person has died,
carry out the necessary procedure accordingly,
as you are responsible for the account and
liable if anything improper occurs.

(hand 3) I, Hermophilos, royal scribe, have signed
through Horos, assistant.
Year 25 of Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Pius,
Hathyr 18.