Extracted Text

Koine Greek

διάταγμα(?) ἄλλο πε[ρ]ὶ τῶν ζωγ̣[ράφων]

Α̣ὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λο[ύκιος]

[Σεπτίμιος Σεουῆρος Εὐσεβὴς] Περτίν[α]κος

Σεβαστὸς [Ἀραβι-]

[κὸς Ἀδιαβηνικὸς

Παρθικ̣[ὸς Μέ]γιστος κ[αὶ Αὐτο-]

κράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀντων[ῖ]ν̣ος Σεβαστ[ὸς λέγουσι·]

ζ]ωγρά̣φος Νεικο̣[μήδης̣ (?)

Latin

Pertinax

Translation

The document appears to be a decree concerning painters, mentioning various Roman emperors and officials, including:

• Lucius Septimius Severus, the pious
• Pertinax
• Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, the pious

It also references a painter named Neikomidēs.

Extracted Koine Greek and Latin Text

διάταγμα(?) ἄ]λλο πε[ρ]ὶ τῶν ζωγ̣[ράφων]
Α̣ὐτοκράτωρ Καῖσαρ Λο[ύκιος]
[Σεπτίμιος Σεουῆρος Εὐσεβὴς] Περτίν[α]κος Σεβαστὸς [Ἀραβι-]
[κὸς Ἀδιαβηνικὸς] Παρθικ̣[ὸς Μέ]γιστος κ[αὶ Αὐτο-]
[κράτωρ Καῖσαρ Μᾶρκος Αὐρήλιος Ἀ]ντων[ῖ]ν̣ος Σεβαστ[ὸς λέγουσι·]
ποτ[ ... ]ων μοι γρ[αφ ... ]
ζ]ωγρά̣φος Νεικο̣[μήδης̣ (?)]

English Translation

Another decree(?) concerning the painters.
Emperor Caesar Lucius [Septimius Severus Pius] Pertinax Augustus [Arabicus Adiabenicus] Parthicus Maximus and Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus say:
"... having written to me ..."
Painter Nikomedes(?)

Notes:

• The text is fragmentary and incomplete; brackets indicate reconstructed or uncertain readings.
• "διάταγμα" (diatagma) means "decree" or "edict."
• "ζωγράφος" (zographos) means "painter."
• The emperors mentioned are Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax (Septimius Severus) and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (Caracalla), indicating a date around the late 2nd to early 3rd century CE.
• "Σεβαστός" (Sebastos) is the Greek equivalent of the Latin "Augustus."
• "Παρθικός Μέγιστος" (Parthikos Megistos) means "Greatest Parthian," a title indicating victory over the Parthians.
• "Νεικομήδης" (Nikomedes) is a personal name, possibly referring to a painter involved in the context of the decree.