Extracted Text

Koine Greek

α̣( ) δ̣ι̣ὰ̣ π(ύλης) Νήσ(ου) ἐρημ(ο)φυλ(ακίας) Σα-ραπίων ἐξά(γων) ἐ̣π̣ὶ καμ(ήλῳ) ἑνα (ἔτους) ιγ Μάρκου Αὐληρίου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυ̣(ρίου) Ἁθὺρ

Latin

Apparatus

Translation

By the gate of the deserted island of Sarapion, leading to the camel, in the year 13 of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caesar, the Lord, Athyr.

Extracted Koine Greek and Latin Text

οπ( )
α( ) διὰ π(ύλης)
Νήσ(ου) ἐρημ(ο)φυλ(ακίας) Σα-
ραπίων ἐξά(γων) ἐπὶ
καμ(ήλῳ) ἑνα (*) (ἔτους) ιγ
Μάρκου Αὐληρίου (*) Ἀντωνίνου
Καίσαρος τοῦ κυ(ρίου)
Ἁθὺρ ζ.

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 5: read ἑνί instead of ἑνα
• Line 6: read Αὐρηλίου instead of Αὐληρίου

English Translation

... through the gate
of the island of desert-guarding, Sarapion leading out
upon one camel, year 13
of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Caesar the lord,
Hathyr 7.

Notes on the Text

This fragmentary papyrus appears to be a brief administrative or military record, mentioning the transport or escort of something or someone through a gate ("διὰ πύλης") from an island ("Νήσου") associated with desert-guarding ("ἐρημοφυλακίας"). A certain Sarapion is named as the person leading out ("ἐξάγων") on a camel ("ἐπὶ καμήλῳ"). The date is given as the 7th day of the Egyptian month Hathyr, in the 13th year of the reign of Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Caesar, who is referred to as "lord" ("κυρίου"). The textual notes indicate minor scribal errors or variant spellings in the original manuscript.