Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Στλάκκιος μισθ(ωτὴς) ἱερᾶς πύλ(ης) Σοή(νης) [διὰ Σερήνου] βοήθ(οῦ). διέγραψεν Μηνόφειλος με̣[ί]ζ̣[(ων) Ὀρβάειτος] μητ(ρὸς) Τισᾶτις ὑπ(ὲρ) λαο(γραφίας) κ (ἔτους) δραχ(μὰς) ὀ̣[κτὼ (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) η. (ἔτους) κ] Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρ[ίου ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] 5 ρ̣λ̣ε̣. ὁμοίως κγ λαο(γραφίας) δραχ(μὰς) ἐννέα [ὀβολ(ον) (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) ιϛ (ὀβολὸς) ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Latin

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Translation into English

Stlakkios, the wage (earner) of the sacred gate of Soene [through Serenus] is helping. Menophilos has written [the greater] of Orbaetos, the mother of Tisatis, under the ethnography. (In the year) eight drachmas [are made] (drachmas). (In the year) of Caesar Antoninus, the lord [ -ca.?- ]. 5 rle. Likewise, nine drachmas of ethnography [are made] (drachmas) (the obol) [ -ca.?- ].

Extracted Koine Greek Text:

Στλάκκιος μισθ(ωτὴς) ἱερᾶς πύλ(ης) Σοή(νης) [διὰ Σερήνου]
βοηθ(οῦ). διέγραψεν Μηνόφειλος με̣[ί]ζ̣[(ων) Ὀρβάειτος]
μητ(ρὸς) Τισᾶτις ὑπ(ὲρ) λαο(γραφίας)
κ
(ἔτους) δραχ(μὰς) ὀ̣[κτὼ (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ)
η
. (ἔτους)
κ
]
Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρ[ίου
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
]
5
ρ̣λ̣ε̣
. ὁμοίως
κγ
λαο(γραφίας) δραχ(μὰς) ἐννέα [ὀβολ(ον) (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ)
ιϛ
(ὀβολὸς)
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
]

Expanded Greek Text (with abbreviations resolved):

Στλάκκιος μισθωτὴς ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Σερήνου βοηθοῦ. διέγραψεν Μηνόφειλος μείζων Ὀρβάειτος μητρὸς Τισᾶτις ὑπὲρ λαογραφίας κ (20) (ἔτους) δραχμὰς ὀκτὼ (γίνονται δραχμαὶ η (8)). (ἔτους) κ (20) Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου [...] ὁμοίως κγ (23) λαογραφίας δραχμὰς ἐννέα ὀβολὸν (γίνονται δραχμαὶ ιϛ (16) ὀβολὸς).

English Translation:

Stlacchius, lessee (tax-collector) of the sacred gate of Syene, through Serenus, assistant. Menophelos, the elder son of Orbaitos, whose mother is Tisatis, has paid for the poll-tax of the 20th year eight drachmas (totaling 8 drachmas). For the 20th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord [...] likewise, for the 23rd year, poll-tax nine drachmas and one obol (totaling 16 drachmas and one obol).

Notes:

• Στλάκκιος (Stlacchius): Personal name.
• μισθωτὴς (misthotes): Lessee or tax-collector.
• ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης (hieras pyles Soenes): "Sacred gate of Syene" (modern Aswan, Egypt).
• διὰ Σερήνου βοηθοῦ (dia Serenou boethou): "through Serenus, assistant."
• διέγραψεν (diegrapsen): "has paid" or "has registered."
• λαογραφία (laographia): Poll-tax, a common tax in Roman Egypt.
• Ἀντωνείνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου (Antoneinou Kaisaros tou kyriou): "Antoninus Caesar the lord," referring to a Roman emperor named Antoninus.
• δραχμαὶ (drachmai): Drachmas, ancient Greek currency.
• ὀβολὸς (obolos): Obol, a smaller denomination of currency.