Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἀπαιτηταί

Πκῦλις Σοῖ

Πετβῆς Ἰώνοιος

Παμιρεῦς Πετβῆτος

ἀγροφύλακος Συροῦς Ἡρακλῆτος

Κάστωρ Πεμπῶτος

οὕσπερ ἐνγυώμεθα καὶ παραστήσομεν ἀμέμπτως ἀποπληρῶντας τὴν ἐνχειρισθεῖσαν αὐτῶν λειτουργίαν ὑγιῶς καὶ πιστῶς. ἐὰν δέ τις αὐτῶν ἀφυστηρήσῃ καὶ μὴ παραστήσομεν, ἡμεῖς αὐτοὶ τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν λόγον ὑποστησόμεθα καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν.

ὑπατείας Σεπτιμίου Ἀκινδύνου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἐπάρχου τοῦ ἱεροῦ πραιτωρίου καὶ Ποπλωνίου Προκόλου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου Παχὼν.

Latin

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Translation into English

Those who are required:

To the most illustrious Petus of the city of Pkylis, and to the most illustrious Peter of the Ionian region, and to the most illustrious Pamireus of Petus, and to the agrarian guardian of Syria, Heracles, and to Castor of Pempotus, we shall present and fulfill without blame the entrusted service of them, healthily and faithfully. If anyone among them should withdraw and we do not present, we ourselves shall bear the account on their behalf and, when questioned, we shall confess.

Of the most illustrious governor Septimius Akinthinus of the sacred praetorium and of the most illustrious Proculus of Poplon.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[ἀπ]α̣ι̣τ̣η̣ταί (?)
Πκῦλις Σοῖ̣[τ]ο̣ς
Πετβῆς Ἰ[ώ]ν̣ι̣ο̣ς̣
Πα̣μ̣ι̣ρε̣ῦ̣ Π̣ετβῆ̣τος
(hand 2)
Αχ ἀγροφύλακος
Συροῦς Ἡ̣ρα̣κ̣λ̣ῆτος
Κάσ̣τ̣ωρ Πεμπ̣ῶ̣τος
ο̣ὕ̣σπερ ἐνγυώμεθα καὶ παραστή̣σ̣ομεν ἀμέμπτως ἀπ̣οπ̣ληρ[ο]ῦ̣ντας τ̣ὴν̣ ἐ̣ν̣χ̣ι̣ρισθῖσαν αὐτῶν λε̣ιτουργίαν̣ ὑγ̣ιῶς καὶ πι[σ]τ̣ῶς. ἐὰ̣ν̣ δέ̣ τις αὐτῶν ἀφυστ̣ερήσῃ καὶ μὴ̣ [παρα]σ̣τήσομεν, ἡ̣με̣ῖ̣ς αὐτοὶ̣ τ̣ὸ̣ν ὑπὲ̣ρ αὐτῶ̣[ν λό]γ̣ο̣ν ὑποστ̣ησ̣ό̣μ̣εθα καὶ ἐ̣π̣[ερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν.]
ὑπατείας Σεπτι[μίου Ἀκι]ν̣δύνου̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ λ̣α̣μπροτάτου ἐπάρχου τοῦ̣ [ἱεροῦ πρα]ι̣τωρίου καὶ Π̣ο̣π̣λ̣ων̣[ίου] [Π]ρ̣οκ̣ό̣λ̣ου τ̣οῦ λ̣α̣[μπροτάτου Π]α̣χὼν η̣.

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 3: σοϊ̣[τ]ο̣σ (papyrus)
• Line 4: ϊω̣ν̣ι̣ο̣σ̣ (papyrus)
• Line 9: l. ἐνχειρισθεῖσαν
• Line 10: l. αὐτοῖς
• Line 14: l. ὑπατείας : ϋπατ̣ι̣α̣σ̣ (papyrus)

English Translation

"[...] demanded (?)
Pkylis son of Soitos
Petbes son of Ionios
Pamireus son of Petbes
(hand 2)
Ach, field-guard
Syrous Herakletos
Kastor son of Pemptos
whom we guarantee and will present blamelessly, fulfilling the duty entrusted to them soundly and faithfully. But if any of them should fail and we do not present them, we ourselves will assume responsibility on their behalf, and [upon being questioned we have agreed.]
In the consulship of Septimius Akindynos, the most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium, and Poplonius Proculus, the most illustrious, Pachon 8."