Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἰδοὺ ἓν πλινθάριν
ἐπέμψαμεν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ περιβλ(έ)π(τῳ)
φιλί[ᾳ] ἵ̣[να] ἐπιτ̣ρ̣έψῃ καὶ πρὸς α̣ὐ̣τὸ ποιήσουσιν
ἓξ [ὅ]μ̣[ο]ι̣α καὶ πρὸς̣ τὸ μῆκος καὶ πρ̣[ὸ]ς τὸ πάχος καὶ τὸ πλάτο̣ς ἀπαραλλάκτως
δὶ̣ς̣ [συν]νεξ[λ̣]ο̣[γ]ε̣ι το̣[ν] ε̣ι̣[ς]ί̣ο̣υ αὐτὸ̣ν [ἵν]α̣ κάμνωσιν ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐπιτρέψῃ τοῖς διοικηταῖς
ἵ να ἐνέγκωσ̣ι[ν] Καλιοπίῳ καὶ τα̣τ̣[α] κ̣α̣ὶ̣ τέσσαρα̣ς [ἵν]α ἐν τῇ χρεί[αν] αὐτῶν καβαλλίναν
ἀφ’ ἑκάστου τόπου βλέπῃ δὲ δέκα τέ[σσαρα]ς̣
ὁλοκοτ’τ̣ί̣ν̣ο̣υ̣ς̣ καὶ παρά[σ]χῃ τοῖ[ς] αὐτοῖς γεωργοῖς
τῷ τὰ πά(ντα) περιβλ(έ)π̣(τῳ) τ̣ι(μῆς) ἀ̣ξ̣ί̣ῳ
Ἰωάν̣[νης

Latin

(seal) Σενουθίῳ διοικ(η)τ(ῇ)

Translation

Behold, one brick
We have sent to your overseeing
with affection, so that it may allow and they may do to it
six similar ones, both in length and in thickness and in width without change
twice [to be] connected to the place
so that they may do it there and allow to the governors
so that they may bring to Caliope and the four
for their need, you may see ten of them from each place
completely and provide to the same farmers
to the one who oversees all things with a worthy price
John

Extracted Koine Greek Text

† ἰδοὺ ἓν πλινθάριν ἐπέμψαμεν τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ περιβλέπτῳ φιλίᾳ ἵνα ἐπιτρέψῃ καὶ πρὸς αὐτὸ ποιήσουσιν ἓξ [ὅ]μοια καὶ πρὸς τὸ μῆκος καὶ πρὸς τὸ πάχος καὶ τὸ πλάτος ἀπαραλλάκτως [...] ἵνα κάμνωσιν ἐκεῖ καὶ ἐπιτρέψῃ τοῖς διοικηταῖς.

[...] ἵνα ἐνέγκωσιν [...] Καλιοπίῳ καὶ [...] καὶ τέσσαρας [...]

[...] εἰς τὴν χρείαν αὐτῶν καβαλλίναν [...] ἀφ’ ἑκάστου τόπου βλέπῃ δὲ δέκα τέσσαρας [...]

[...] ὁλοκοττίνους καὶ παράσχῃ τοῖς αὐτοῖς γεωργοῖς.

⳨ τῷ τὰ πάντα περιβλέπτῳ τιμῆς ἀξίῳ Σενουθίῳ διοικητῇ † Ἰωάννης [...]

English Translation

† Behold, we have sent one brick to your esteemed friendship, so that you may authorize them to make six others exactly like it in length, thickness, and width [...] so that they may produce them there, and you may authorize the administrators.

[...] so that they may bring [...] to Calliopius and [...] and four [...]

[...] for their use, horse-related [...] from each place, and let him oversee fourteen [...]

[...] whole-red (bricks?) and provide them to the same farmers.

⳨ To the most esteemed and honorable Senouthios, administrator of all things † John [...]

Notes

• πλινθάριν (correct form: πλινθάριον) means "brick."
• περιβλέπτῳ φιλίᾳ literally "esteemed friendship," a polite form of address.
• διοικηταῖς means "administrators" or "managers."
• καβαλλίναν relates to "horse," possibly referring to horse-related supplies or manure.
• ὁλοκοττίνους possibly "entirely red" or "whole-red," likely describing bricks or tiles.
• Σενουθίῳ διοικητῇ "to Senouthios, administrator."
• Ἰωάννης "John," possibly the sender or scribe.