Extracted Text

Koine Greek

γί(νεται) χύρ(ου) λάκ(α)

ἰνδ(ικτίωνος)

λάκον

χοίρ(ου)

δέκα

Latin

Apparatus

Translation

It happens (of) the pig's pit.

Of the indiction.

Greek pit.

Of the pig.

Ten.

Extracted Koine Greek:

γί(νεται) χύρ(ου) λάκ(α)
τέκα
Φαμε(νωθ)
ἰνδ(ικτίωνος) α

Apparatus Criticus (Greek):

• λάκον (Greek correction for λάκ(α))
• χοίρ(ου) (suggested correction by S. Clackson)
• (ὑπὲρ) γρ(αμματείου) λά(κκοι) (previous editor's reading)
• δέκα (correction for τέκα)
• ιη (correction for ι)

English Translation:

"It happens (or becomes) of pig/pork pit (or trench)"
"ten"
"Phamenoth"
"first indiction"

Notes on Translation:

• γίνεται (ginetai): "it happens," "it becomes," or "it is made."
• χύρου (chyrou): Possibly a scribal error for χοίρου (choirou), meaning "of pig" or "of pork."
• λάκα (laka): Possibly a scribal abbreviation or error for λάκκον (lakon), meaning "pit" or "trench."
• τέκα (teka): Likely a scribal error for δέκα (deka), meaning "ten."
• Φαμενωθ (Phamenoth): An Egyptian month name, corresponding roughly to March.
• ἰνδικτίωνος α (indiktionos a): "First indiction," referring to a 15-year tax cycle used in Byzantine dating.