Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτους

Μεσορὴ

τέτακται ἀπομοίρας

ἔτους

Ἀμμώνιος Ἑρμογένος (τάλαντον)

ἐπαρουρίου

γίνεται (τάλαντον)

Βω

Κέφαλος τραπεζίτης

τάλαντον

Latin

None extracted.

Translation into English

Year

Middle

It is arranged in shares

Year

Ammonius Hermogenes (talent)

Of the presence

It becomes (talent)

To B

Cephalus the banker

(talent)

Extracted Koine Greek Text:

(ἔτους) ιε Μεσο(ρὴ) κθ τέ(τακται) ἀ(πο)μοί(ρας) ιε
(ἔτους) Ἀμμώνιος Ἑρμογέ(νους) (τάλαντον) α ω
——
ἐπαρου(ρίου) Β (γίνεται) (τάλαντον) α Βω.
Κέφα(λος) τρα(πεζίτης) 5 (τάλαντον) α Γχ̣π.

Transliteration:

(etous) ie Meso(rē) kθ te(taktai) a(po)moi(ras) ie
(etous) Ammōnios Hermoge(nous) (talanton) a ō
——
eparou(riou) B (ginetai) (talanton) a Bō.
Kepha(los) tra(pezitēs) 5 (talanton) a Gchp.

English Translation:

(Year) 15, Mesore 29, assigned 15 portions.
(Year) Ammonios, son of Hermogenes, (amount) 1 talent 800 (drachmas?).
——
Additional (charge?) 2, (total) becomes 1 talent 2800 (drachmas?).
Kephalos, banker, 5 (amount) 1 talent 683 (drachmas?).

Notes:

• "ἔτους" (etous) means "of the year."
• "Μεσορὴ" (Mesore) is an Egyptian month name.
• "τέτακται" (tetaktai) means "has been assigned."
• "ἀπομοίρας" (apomoiras) refers to "portions" or "shares."
• "τάλαντον" (talanton) is "talent," an ancient monetary unit.
• "τραπεζίτης" (trapezitēs) means "banker."
• The letters α, ω, Βω, Γχπ likely represent numerical values (Greek numerals).