Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτους

Φαμενὼθ

ἁλικῆς διὰ Δωρί-ωνος

Ψε̣ναμο̣ῦνις

κίναιδος (δραχμὴ)

α

Latin

No Latin text found.

Translation into English

Year

Phamenoth

Age through Dorian

Psēnamounis

Catamite (drachma)

a

Extracted Koine Greek Text:

(ἔτους)
λε
Φαμενὼθ
γ
ἁλικῆς διὰ Δωρίωνος
Ψε̣ναμο̣ῦνις
κίναιδος (δραχμὴ)
α

Transliteration:

(etous)
le
Phamenōth
g
halikēs dia Dōriōnos
Psenamounis
kinaidos (drachmē)
a

English Translation:

(Year)
35
Phamenoth (Egyptian month)
3
Salt tax through Dorion,
son of Psenamounis,
the effeminate man (or passive homosexual partner), (drachma)
1

Notes:

• ἔτους (etous): "of the year"
• λε (le): Greek numeral for 35 (lambda = 30, epsilon = 5)
• Φαμενὼθ (Phamenoth): Egyptian month name, roughly corresponding to February/March
• γ (gamma): Greek numeral for 3
• ἁλικῆς (halikēs): "of salt" (salt tax)
• διὰ Δωρίωνος (dia Dōriōnos): "through Dorion" (personal name)
• Ψε̣ναμο̣ῦνις (Psenamounis): Egyptian personal name, "son of Psenamounis"
• κίναιδος (kinaidos): a derogatory term meaning "effeminate man" or "passive homosexual partner"
• δραχμὴ (drachmē): Greek currency unit, "drachma"
• α (alpha): Greek numeral for 1