Extracted Text

Koine Greek

θινου ὦ̣σ̣ιν ἀπ̣οδιασ

δεν ἀπερισκέπτ̣ω̣ς ἀπο̣

ὁριζώμεθα

μετὰ τὴν ὑπατ]είαν τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Ὁνωρίου <τὸ>ι

καὶ Θεοδοσίου τὸ τῶν αἰωνίων Αὐγούστων

οὐλὴ ἀριστερᾶς χειρὸς καὶ Ἠλίας Φιλίππου καὶ̣

ὡς ἐτῶ]ν̣ πεντήκοντα δύο

οὐλὴ δακτύλῳ τ[ρίτῳ

οἱ πάντες ἀπὸ κώμη[ς]

ὁμολογοῦμεν ἔ̣[χ]ειν

σοι καὶ ὀφ̣[είλειν

Latin

Dius ad(iecit)

Translation into English

Let us define.

After the authority of our lords Honorius and Theodosius, of the eternal Augusti,

by the left hand of Elias Philippus, as of the fifty-two years,

by the third finger, all from the village,

we confess to have and to owe to you.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

θινου ὦ̣σ̣ιν ἀπ̣οδιασ[ - - - ]
δεν ἀπερισκέπτ̣ω̣ς ἀπο̣[ - - - ]
ὁριζώμεθα
[μετὰ τὴν ὑπατ]είαν τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Ὁνωρίου <τὸ> ι[ - - - καὶ Θεοδοσίου τὸ - - - τῶν αἰωνίων Αὐγούστων]
[οὐλὴ] ἀριστερᾶς χειρὸς καὶ Ἠλίας Φιλίππου καὶ̣ [ - - - ]
[ὡς ἐτῶ]ν̣ πεντήκοντα δύο οὐλὴ δακτύλῳ τ[ρίτῳ - - - ]
οἱ πάντες ἀπὸ κώμη[ς]
[ὁμολογοῦμεν] ἔ̣[χ]ειν σοι καὶ ὀφ̣[είλειν - - - ]

Extracted Latin Text

Dius ad(iecit)

English Translation

"...thinu osin apodias[ - - - ]
...den thoughtlessly apo[ - - - ]
Let us define (or "we define")
[After the consul]ship of our lords Honorius the [ - - - ] and Theodosius the [ - - - ], the eternal Augusti
[scar] on the left hand, and Elias son of Philippos and [ - - - ]
[about] fifty-two years old, scar on the third finger [ - - - ]
all from the village [ - - - ]
[we acknowledge] that we have and owe you [ - - - ]"

Latin: "Dius added"

Notes

• The text is fragmentary and incomplete; brackets indicate missing or uncertain text.
• "ὁριζώμεθα" (orizometha) can mean "let us define" or "we define."
• "ὑπατείαν" (hypateian) refers to "consulship."
• "δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν" (despoton hemon) means "our lords."
• "Αὐγούστων" (Augouston) refers to the title "Augusti," used for Roman emperors.
• "οὐλὴ" (oule) means "scar."
• "ὁμολογοῦμεν ἔχειν σοι καὶ ὀφείλειν" (homologoumen echein soi kai opheilein) translates as "we acknowledge that we have and owe you."