Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Χαιρέας βαλαν(ευ)τ(ὴς) Φιλωτ(ερίδος) Ἑρμίᾳ [χα(ίρειν)].

ἔχω εἰς λόγον βαλανευτ(ικοῦ)

το[ῦ] ἰκοστοῦ (ἔτους) Τιβερίου Καίσ[αρος] Σεβαστοῦ ὀβολοὺς [ ]

Μεσορὴ κϛς̣[ ]

l. εἰκοστοῦ

Latin

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Translation into English

Greetings to the bath attendant of Philotera, Hermia [greetings].

I have in regard to the bath attendant

of the twentieth (year) of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, obols [ ]

Mesore, 26 [ ]

line: of the twentieth

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Χαιρέας βαλαν(ευ)τ(ὴς) Φιλωτ(ερίδος) Ἑρμίᾳ [χα(ίρειν)].
ἔχω εἰς λόγον βαλανευτ(ικοῦ)
το[ῦ]
ἰκοστοῦ
(ἔτους) Τιβερίου Καίσ[αρος]
Σεβαστοῦ ὀβολοὺς [ . . . ]
5 Μεσορὴ κϛ ς̣[ . . . ]

Apparatus Criticus

2. BL 2.1.13 : βαλανευτ(οῦ) prev. ed.
3. l. εἰκοστοῦ

English Translation

Chaireas, bath-keeper of Philoteris, to Hermias, greetings.
I have, on account of the bath-tax,
of the twentieth
year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, obols [ . . . ]
5 Mesore, 26th day [ . . . ]

Notes

βαλαν(ευ)τ(ὴς): abbreviated form of βαλανευτής, meaning "bath-keeper."
Φιλωτ(ερίδος): abbreviated form of Φιλωτερίς (Philoteris), a place name.
χα(ίρειν): standard greeting formula, abbreviated.
ἰκοστοῦ: corrected to εἰκοστοῦ ("twentieth").
ὀβολοὺς: "obols," a small denomination of currency.
Μεσορὴ: Mesore, an Egyptian month corresponding roughly to August.
κϛ: numeral 26.