Extracted Text

Koine Greek

[βασιλε]ύοντος
Π̣τ̣[ολ]εμαίου τοῦ ἐ̣πι-καλουμέ̣ν̣ου Ἀλεξ̣άνδρου θ̣[εο]ῦ̣ Φιλ̣ο̣μ̣ή̣τ̣ο̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣
καὶ βασιλ̣ι̣σσα
Βερενίκη
η
ἀδελφηι
θεῶν Φιλομητ̣όρων/ ἔ̣τ̣[ου]ς̣ [ιδ]
[ἐφʼ ἱερέ]ω̣ν καὶ ἱερειῶ[ν] καὶ κανηφόρο̣υ̣ τῶν ὄντων̣ κ̣αὶ οὐσῶν μηνὸς̣ Φαῶφι
ἐ̣ν Παθύρει ἐφʼ Ἑρμίου
[τοῦ πα]ρ̣ὰ Πανίσκου̣ ἀ̣γορανόμου. ἀπέδ̣ο̣το Κο̣λ̣λούθης Φαγήριος Πέρσης ὡ̣ς (ἐτῶν)
λε μέσος μελίχρω(ς) τετα(νὸς)
[μακρο]π̣ρόσω(πος(?)) εὐθύριν̣ [ὦ]ς̣ ἀριστερὸν τετ̣ρημένον τὸ ἐ̣ν̣λιπὸν αὐτῷ ἄπρατον
μέρος γῆς ἠπείρου σιτοφόρου
[σφρα]γ̣ίδων δύο̣ ἐ̣ν̣ τῷ π̣ε̣ρ̣[ὶ] Π̣α̣θύρειν πεδί̣ω̣ι̣
<ὑπαρχούσης αὐτῷ> καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἀδιαιρέ̣του, ἀπὸ ἀρουρῶν
[ἑπτὰ ἀ]ρ̣ούρας τρ̣[εῖς · γε]ί̣τ̣ον[ες μι]ᾶς μὲν νότου̣ [γ]ῆ̣ Πατ̣ήφιος, βορρᾶ̣ γ̣ῆ
Π[ακ]ο̣ίβιος διὰ τῶν Φίβιος
[υἱῶν, ἀ]π̣ηλιώ(του) ὁδὸ̣[ς βασιλ]ι̣κή, λιβὸ̣[ς] γ̣ῆ Ψεμμών̣[θου τοῦ] Πανεχάτου καὶ
τ̣[ῶν] μ̣ετόχων, τ̣ὴν δʼ ἄλλην
[νότου γ]ῆ̣ Πακοίβιος̣, [βορρᾶ] γῆ Ταθώτιος, ἀπηλιώ(του) ὁδ[ὸς βα]σιλική, λιβὸς γῆ
Πορεγέβ̣[θιο]ς̣ καὶ Παῶτος, ἢ οἳ ἂν
[ὦσι γεί]τ̣ονες τῶν̣ [δύο ] σ̣φραγίδων. ἐπρίατο Ὧ̣[ρος] Ν̣εχούτου ὡς (ἐτῶν)
ν
χαλκοῦ̣ [τά]λ̣αντα τρεις
[δισχιλί(?)]ας . προπω̣[λητὴς] καὶ βεβαιωτὴς τῶν κα̣[τὰ τ]ὴ̣ν ὠνὴν ταύτην πά̣[ντ]ω̣ν
Κολλούθης ὁ ἀποδό̣-
[μενος, ὃ]ν̣ ἐδέξατ[ο Ὧρος ὁ] π̣ριάμενος.
[Ἑρμί]ας ὁ̣ παρὰ Πανίσκου κεχρη(μάτικα).

Latin

(seal)
(*)

Translation into English

(seal)
[of the king]
Ptolemy, the one called Alexander, son of the god Philometor, and queen Berenice,
the sister of the gods Philometors, in the year [id]
[in the presence of the priests and priestesses and the cane bearers of those existing and being] in the month of Phamenoth
in Pathyris, in the presence of Hermius, the one from Paniskos, the market official.
It was given by Kollouthes, a Persian, as (of years)
a middle-aged man of honey-colored complexion,
[with a long face(?)] having a straight nose,
the remaining part of his body being unblemished,
a piece of land in the fertile mainland
of two seals in the area of Pathyris, in the plain
and to the brothers undivided, from the fields
[seven fields, three of them] being southern land,
the land of Pathephius, northern land
of Pacobius through the sons of Phibios,
the road of the sun, royal road, the land of Psemmonthos the son of Panechatos and
the others, the southern land of Pacobius,
the northern land of Tathotios, the road of the sun, royal road, the land of Poregevthios and Paotos, or whoever
may be the neighbors of the two seals. Horus of Nechouth bought for (years)
three talents of bronze
[two thousand(?)] drachmas. The seller and guarantor of the sale of this
Kollouthes, the one who was given,
[whom] Horus the buyer accepted.
Hermias, the one from Paniskos, has the authority.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[βασιλε]ύοντος βασιλεύς Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου θεοῦ Φιλομήτορος καὶ βασιλίσσης Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων, ἔτους [ιδ], [ἐφʼ ἱερέ]ων καὶ ἱερειῶ[ν] καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν ὄντων καὶ οὐσῶν μηνὸς Φαῶφι ι ἐν Παθύρει ἐφʼ Ἑρμίου τοῦ παρὰ Πανίσκου ἀγορανόμου. ἀπέδοτο Κολλούθης Φαγήριος Πέρσης ὡς (ἐτῶν) λε μέσος μελίχρως τετανὸς [μακρο]πρόσω(πος(?)) εὐθύριν ὦς ἀριστερὸν τετρημένον τὸ ἐνλιπὸν αὐτῷ ἄπρατον μέρος γῆς ἠπείρου σιτοφόρου σφραγίδων δύο ἐν τῷ περὶ Παθύρειν πεδίῳ <ὑπαρχούσης αὐτῷ> καὶ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς ἀδιαιρέτου, ἀπὸ ἀρουρῶν [ἑπτὰ ἀ]ρούρας τρ[εῖς· γε]ίτον[ες μι]ᾶς μὲν νότου γῆ Πατήφιος, βορρᾶ γῆ Πακοίβιος διὰ τῶν Φίβιος [υἱῶν, ἀ]πηλιώ(του) ὁδὸς βασιλική, λιβὸς γῆ Ψεμμώνθου τοῦ Πανεχάτου καὶ τῶν μετόχων, τὴν δʼ ἄλλην [νότου γ]ῆ Πακοίβιος, [βορρᾶ] γῆ Ταθώτιος, ἀπηλιώ(του) ὁδ[ὸς βα]σιλική, λιβὸς γῆ Πορεγέβθιος καὶ Παῶτος, ἢ οἳ ἂν [ὦσι γεί]τονες τῶν [δύο] σφραγίδων. ἐπρίατο Ὧρος Νεχούτου ὡς (ἐτῶν) ν χαλκοῦ τάλαντα τρία δραχμὰς [δισχιλί(?)]ας. προπω[λητὴς] καὶ βεβαιωτὴς τῶν κα[τὰ τ]ὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην πά[ντ]ων Κολλούθης ὁ ἀποδόμενος, ὃν ἐδέξατο Ὧρος ὁ πριάμενος. [Ἑρμί]ας ὁ παρὰ Πανίσκου κεχρη(μάτικα).

English Translation

In the reign of King Ptolemy, called Alexander, the god Philometor, and Queen Berenice, his sister, the gods Philometores, in the 14th year, during the priesthood of the priests and priestesses and the kanephoros then serving, in the month Phaophi, day 10, at Pathyris, under Hermias, assistant of Paniskos, the agoranomos. Kollouthes, son of Phageris, a Persian, about 35 years old, medium height, honey-colored complexion, slender, long-faced(?), straight-nosed, with a pierced left ear, sold the unsold portion of arable grain-producing land, two plots in the plain around Pathyris, belonging jointly to him and his brothers, from seven arouras, three arouras. Neighbors: of one plot, to the south land of Patephis, to the north land of Pakoibis through the sons of Phibis, to the east the royal road, to the west land of Psemmonthes son of Panechates and his partners; and the other plot, to the south land of Pakoibis, to the north land of Tathotis, to the east the royal road, to the west land of Poregebthis and Paos, or whoever else may be neighbors of the two plots. Horos, son of Nechoutes, about 50 years old, bought it for three talents of bronze and two thousand(?) drachmas. The guarantor and confirmer of all things concerning this sale is Kollouthes, the seller, whom Horos, the buyer, accepted. Hermias, assistant of Paniskos, handled the transaction.