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Koine Greek

Θέων πρεσβ(ύτερος) Ἀβραὰμ Ἰακὼβ γεορ(γῷ) χαίρει(ν). παρέσχες ὑπὲρ φόρου δεκάτης ἰν̣δ(ικτίονος) τῷ πρεπο-σίτῳ ἐκ πιττάκου σεο γεούχῳ Ἰσάκ ἐλέου χό(ες) τρίς, μόνους. Φαῶφι κε ἰνδι(κτίωνος). ὁ αὐτὸς σεσημί(ωμαι)

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Translation into English

To Theon, the elder, Abraham, Jacob greets. You have provided on behalf of the tax of the tenth of the indiction to the presbyter from the pitakos of your geouchos Isaac, three measures of oil, alone. To Phaioph, in the indiction. The same I have recorded.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Θέων πρεσβ(ύτερος) Ἀβραὰμ Ἰακὼβ γεωρ(γῷ) χαίρει(ν). παρέσχες ὑπὲρ φόρου δεκάτης ἰνδ(ικτίονος) τῷ πραιποσίτῳ ἐκ πιττακίου σου γεούχου Ἰσακ ἐλαίου χό(ες) τρεῖς, γ μόνους. Φαῶφι κε ια ἰνδι(κτίωνος). ὁ αὐτὸς σεσημεί(ωμαι).

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English Translation

Theon, the elder, to Abraham Jacob, farmer, greetings. You have provided, for the tax of the tenth (tithe) of the indiction, to the supervisor from your estate-account, belonging to Isaac, three measures (choes) of oil, only 3. Phaophi 25, 11th indiction. I, the same, have signed.

Notes:

• Θέων πρεσβ(ύτερος): Theon, the elder (presbyter).
• γεωρ(γῷ): farmer, cultivator.
• φόρου δεκάτης: tax of the tenth, tithe.
• ἰνδ(ικτίονος): indiction, a 15-year tax cycle used in Byzantine Egypt.
• πραιποσίτῳ: supervisor, overseer.
• πιττακίου: estate-account, register or record.
• γεούχου: landowner, estate-holder.
• ἐλαίου χόες τρεῖς: three measures (choes) of oil.
• Φαῶφι κε ια: Date given as Phaophi 25 (κε = 25), 11th indiction.
• σεσημεί(ωμαι): I have signed, marked, or acknowledged.