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Koine Greek

Ἀντωνείῳ Ἀ^̣τ[^{̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣}]ῳ (δεκαδάρχῳ) παρὰ Π̣α̣βοῦ̣τ̣ο̣ς [Ὡρίω]νος ἡγουμένο[υ] συνόδου κώ(μης) Σεκνε-παίου Νήσου. [ἑ]ορτῆς οὔσης παρʼ ἡ- [μ]εῖν (*) καὶ θεώντων ἡμῶν περὶ τῆς [θεί]ας τύχης τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν [ἀη]τ’τήτων Αὐτοκρατόρων Σεου- [ήρο]υ καὶ Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσαιβῶν (*) [Σεβ]αστῶν καὶ τ[οῦ ἱ]ερωτάτου Γέτα Καίσαρος καὶ Ἰουλίας Δώμνης Σεβαστῆ[ς] μητὴρ (*) ⟦ο̣ ̣ ⟧ στ[ρα]τωπαίδων (*), ἀξιοῦμεν, κύριε, [ἐπιχ]ω̣ρηθῆναι παραλαβῖν (*) ἀπὸ τοῦ [ ̣ ^{̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣}] ̣ ιτου διὰ Ἁρ[π]οκρατίωνος [ ̣ ^{̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣}]ου αὐλητὰς κ[αὶ ὀ]ρχηστ̣ρ̣ί̣α̣ς

Latin

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Translation into English

To Antoninus A^̣t[^{̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣}] (decadarch) from P̣aboụtos [Horion] the leader of the assembly of the village of Sekne- paiou Nēsos. With the festival being among us (*) and our gods concerning the divine fortune of our lords [the] most pious Emperors Seuh- [erus] and Antoninus the Most Pious (*) [the] Augusti and [of the most] holy Geta Caesar and Julia Domna the Most Pious mother (*) ⟦ọ ̣ ⟧ of the soldiers (*), we request, lord, [to be] provided to receive (*) from the [ ̣ ^{̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣}] ̣ of the year through Har[po]kratios [ ̣ ^{̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣}] the flute players and dancers.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ἀντωνείῳ Ἀ
τ[ - - - - - - - ]ῳ (δεκαδάρχῳ)
παρὰ Π̣α̣βοῦ̣τ̣ο̣ς [Ὡρίω]νος
ἡγουμένο[υ] συνόδου κώ(μης) Σεκνε-
παίου Νήσου. [ἑ]ορτῆς οὔσης παρʼ ἡ-
[μ]εῖν καὶ θεώντων ἡμῶν περὶ τῆς
[θεί]ας τύχης τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν
[ἀη]τ’τήτων Αὐτοκρατόρων Σεου-
[ήρο]υ καὶ Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσαιβῶν
[Σεβ]αστῶν καὶ τ[οῦ ἱ]ερωτάτου
Γέτα Καίσαρος καὶ Ἰουλίας
Δώμνης Σεβαστῆ[ς] μητὴρ
στ[ρα]τωπαίδων, ἀξιοῦμεν, κύριε,
[ἐπιχ]ω̣ρηθῆναι παραλαβῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ
[ - - - - - - - ]ιτου διὰ Ἁρ[π]οκρατίωνος
[ - - - - - - - ]ου αὐλητὰς κ[αὶ ὀ]ρχηστ̣ρ̣ί̣α̣ς

Apparatus Criticus (Corrections)

• Lines 4-5: read ἡ|[μ]ῖν instead of ἡ|[μ]εῖν
• Line 7: [ἀη]τ’τητων as written in papyrus (correct form: ἀηττήτων)
• Line 8: read Εὐσεβῶν instead of Εὐσαιβῶν
• Line 11: read μητρὸς instead of μητὴρ
• Line 12: read στ[ρα]τοπέδων instead of στ[ρα]τωπαίδων
• Line 13: read παραλαβεῖν instead of παραλαβῖν

English Translation

To Antonius A[ - - - - - - - ]us (decurion),
from Pabutos [son of Horion],
leader of the association of the village of Seknepaiou Nesos.
Since there is a festival among us,
and as we are celebrating concerning the divine fortune
of our invincible Lords, the Emperors Severus
and Antoninus, the Pious Augusti,
and of the most sacred Caesar Geta,
and Julia Domna Augusta, mother
of the camps, we request, my lord,
permission to receive from the [ - - - - - - - ]
through Harpokration [ - - - - - - - ]
flute-players and dancers.