Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτους

ιϛ

ὡς δ’ αἱ πρόσοδοι

ιζ̣

[ἔτους] ἐ̣πιγρ̣αφε

τῆς Πολέμ[ωνος μερίδος χρηματι]σ̣μὸς συν-

αλλαγμάτ̣ω̣ν̣ μ̣η̣ν̣ὸ̣ς̣ Φ̣α̣ρ̣μ̣[οῦ(θι) ἐν] Θεογε(νίδι).

Σῶσος Σώσου Συρ̣ακό̣σ̣ιο̣ς

(*)

τῆς̣ ἐ̣[πι]γ̣ονῆς ἐμίσ-

θ̣ω̣σ̣εν̣ [α]ὑ̣τ̣ὸ̣[ν] Ὀλ̣υ̣μ̣π̣ιά[δι]

αν

ου Ἀττι̣-

κ̣ῆ̣ι̣ ὀρχη̣στ̣ρ̣ί̣α̣ι̣ μετὰ κ[υρίου Ζ]ω̣π̣ύ̣ρ̣ο̣υ̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣

κκου ⟦κ̣⟧ Γ̣αλάτου τῆς̣ ἐπι̣γ̣ον̣ῆ̣ς̣ ὥστε

σ̣υνεργ̣εῖν αὐλοῦντα ἀπὸ [μ]ηνὸ̣ς̣ Ὑ̣περ-

[β]ερετα̣ί̣ου τοῦ

ιϛ (ἔτους) μῆνας δ̣[εκ]α̣δύο μισθοῦ

κατὰ μῆνα χαλκοῦ (δραχμῶν) τεσσα[ρ]ά̣κοντα πέν-

τε . προέχει

(*) δὲ Σῶσος παρʼ Ὀλυ[μ]π̣ιάδος̣ χαλ-

κοῦ (δραχμὰς) πεντήκοντα . μηθεν̣[ὸ]ς̣ δὲ ἀγῶνος

μηδὲ ἄλλου μηθενὸς ὑστερ[εί]τ̣ω, οὗ ἂν Ὀλυμ̣-

πιὰς ἦι, μ̣ηδὲ ἄλλωι λειτ[ου]ρ̣γ̣ε̣ί̣τ̣ω ἄνε̣υ̣

τῆς Ὀλυ̣μ̣π̣[ιά]δος γνώμης. σ̣[υγγρ]α̣φ̣ο̣φ̣ύ̣λαξ

Ὀλύμ[πιχ]ο̣ς Ἡροδότου Κλ̣εοπ[ατρ]ε̣ὺς τῆς ε[

⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

——

[ἦν Σῶσος ὡ]ς (ἐτῶν)

λ

εὐμεγέθης μελίχρω̣ς̣

[

]

——

[Ὀλυμπιὰς ὡς] (ἐτῶν)

κ̣

βραχεῖα λευκόχρως στρογγυλοπρ(όσωπος)

[

⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

——

[Ζώπυρος ὡς (ἐτῶν)

]

ς̣ μελίχρως μα-

[κροπρ(όσωπος)

]

[

]

[

]

[

]

ν

——

Ὀλύμπιχ̣[ος] ὡς (ἐτῶν)

μ

μέσος μ[ελί]χρως μακ̣ρ̣ο̣π̣ρ̣(όσωπος)

ἀναφάλανθος.

——

ἐγράφη (ἔτους)

ιϛ

Ὑπερβερεταίου.

——

Latin

Apparatus

^ 4. l. Συρακόσιος

^ 8. corr. ex προε⟦σ̣⟧

Translation

Year 16, as the revenues of year 17, [year] inscribed of the portion of the War, the financial transactions of the month of Pharmos in Theogenes.

Sosus, son of Sosus, Syracusan, of the descendants, rented himself to Olympias, in Attica, with the master Zopyrus, of the Galatian kinsman, of the descendants, to cooperate playing the aulos from the month of Hyperberetaios of year 16, for twelve months of salary per month, forty-five drachmas of bronze. Sosus has precedence from Olympias of fifty bronze drachmas. No contest of any kind shall be delayed, wherever Olympias may be, nor shall any other service be performed without the consent of Olympias. The secretary of Olympichos, son of Herodotus, of Cleopatra, of the [unknown].

——

There was Sosus, as (of years) 30, of great size, honey-colored.

——

Olympias, as (of years) 20, short, white-colored, round-faced.

——

Zopyrus, as (of years) [unknown], honey-colored, long-faced.

——

Olympichos, as (of years) 40, middle-sized, honey-colored, long-faced, with a dark complexion.

——

It was written (of year) 16 of Hyperberetaios.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

ἔτους ιϛ
ὡς δ’ αἱ πρόσοδοι ιζ̣ [ἔτους] ἐ̣πιγρ̣αφε̣  ̣ τῆς Πολέμ[ωνος μερίδος χρηματι]σ̣μὸς συναλλαγμάτ̣ω̣ν̣ μ̣η̣ν̣ὸ̣ς̣ Φ̣α̣ρ̣μ̣[οῦ(θι) ἐν] Θεογε(νίδι).
Σῶσος Σώσου Συρ̣ακό̣σ̣ιο̣ς τῆς̣ ἐ̣[πι]γ̣ονῆς ἐμίσθ̣ω̣σ̣εν̣ [α]ὑ̣τ̣ὸ̣[ν] Ὀλ̣υ̣μ̣πιά[δι ...] Ἀττι̣κ̣ῆ̣ι̣ ὀρχη̣στ̣ρ̣ί̣α̣ι̣ μετὰ κ[υρίου Ζ]ω̣π̣ύ̣ρ̣ο̣υ̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ ... Γ̣αλάτου τῆς̣ ἐπι̣γ̣ον̣ῆ̣ς̣ ὥστε σ̣υνεργ̣εῖν αὐλοῦντα ἀπὸ [μ]ηνὸ̣ς̣ Ὑ̣περ[β]ερετα̣ί̣ου τοῦ ιϛ (ἔτους) μῆνας δ̣[εκ]α̣δύο μισθοῦ κατὰ μῆνα χαλκοῦ (δραχμῶν) τεσσα[ρ]ά̣κοντα πέντε. προέχει δὲ Σῶσος παρʼ Ὀλυ[μ]π̣ιάδος̣ χαλκοῦ (δραχμὰς) πεντήκοντα. μηθεν̣[ὸ]ς̣ δὲ ἀγῶνος μηδὲ ἄλλου μηθενὸς ὑστερ[εί]τ̣ω, οὗ ἂν Ὀλυμ̣πιὰς ἦι, μ̣ηδὲ ἄλλωι λειτ[ου]ρ̣γ̣ε̣ί̣τ̣ω ἄνε̣υ̣ τῆς Ὀλυ̣μ̣π̣[ιά]δος γνώμης. σ̣[υγγρ]α̣φ̣ο̣φ̣ύ̣λαξ Ὀλύμ[πιχ]ο̣ς Ἡροδότου Κλ̣εοπ[ατρ]ε̣ὺς τῆς ε[...].
[ἦν Σῶσος ὡ]ς (ἐτῶν) λ εὐμεγέθης μελίχρω̣ς̣ [...]
[Ὀλυμπιὰς ὡς] (ἐτῶν) κ̣ βραχεῖα λευκόχρως στρογγυλοπρ(όσωπος)
[Ζώπυρος ὡς (ἐτῶν) ...]ς̣ μελίχρως μα[κροπρ(όσωπος)...]
Ὀλύμπιχ̣[ος] ὡς (ἐτῶν) μ μέσος μ[ελί]χρως μακ̣ρ̣ο̣π̣ρ̣(όσωπος) ἀναφάλανθος.
ἐγράφη (ἔτους) ιϛ Ὑπερβερεταίου.

English Translation

Year 16.
As for the revenues of year 17, the register of contracts of the Polemon division, month of Pharmouthi, in Theogenis district.
Sosos, son of Sosos, a Syracusan of the epigone, hired himself out to Olympias [...] an Attic dancing girl, with her guardian Zopyros, son of [...]kkos, a Galatian of the epigone, to accompany her by playing the flute, from the month Hyperberetaios of the 16th year, for twelve months, at a monthly wage of forty-five bronze drachmas. Sosos has received in advance from Olympias fifty bronze drachmas. He shall not be absent from any contest or any other event where Olympias is present, nor shall he perform service for anyone else without Olympias' consent. The keeper of the contract is Olympichos, son of Herodotos, of the deme Kleopatra [...].
[Sosos was about] 30 years old, tall, honey-colored complexion [...].
[Olympias was about] 20 years old, short, fair-skinned, round-faced.
[Zopyros was about ...] honey-colored complexion, long-faced [...].
Olympichos was about 40 years old, medium height, honey-colored complexion, long-faced, bald in front.
Written in year 16, month Hyperberetaios.