Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔχω ἐγὼ Πάετος

ἀρτοπ[ρά(της)]

τῷ ὁσιτ

ἀββᾶ Πέτρου

ἐπισκ(όπῳ)

δωθίσας

Δαμιανοῦ ἀρτοκ(όπου)

κουμουλά̣τ(ῳ) (ἀρτάβας)

ιε

ἀρτ(άβας) δεκαπέντε.

Φα(ῶ)φ(ι)

ἰνδ(ικτίωνος)

Πάε<ι>τος

ὁσι<ο>τ

Πέτρῳ

δοθείσας

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

I have, I Paetos, the bread maker, to the holy Abba Peter, the bishop, having been given, of Damian the bread maker, to the kumulatos (bread) of fifteen loaves.

Phophi, of the indiction.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

† ἔχω ἐγὼ Πάετος
ἀρτοπ[ρά(της)]
τῷ ὁσιτ(άτῳ) ἀββᾷ Πέτρου
ἐπισκ(όπῳ)
δωθίσας Δαμιανοῦ ἀρτοκ(όπου)
κουμουλάτ(ῳ) (ἀρτάβας) ιε, ἀρτ(άβας) δεκαπέντε.
Φα(ῶ)φ(ι) ζ, η ἰνδ(ικτίωνος) †

Apparatus (Textual Corrections)

• l. 1: Πάε<ι>τος (corrected from Πάετος)
• l. 2: ὁσι<ο>τ (corrected from ὁσιτ)
• l. 2: Πέτρῳ (corrected from Πέτρου)
• l. 3: δοθείσας (corrected from δωθίσας)

English Translation

† I, Paeitos,
baker,
have given to the most holy Abba Peter,
bishop,
through Damianos the baker,
cumulatively fifteen artabas (measures of grain).
On the 7th of Phaophi, in the 8th indiction. †

Notes on Terms

• ἀρτοπράτης (artoprates): baker or bread-maker.
• ἀββᾶ (abba): father, a respectful title for monks or bishops.
• ἐπισκόπῳ (episkopō): bishop.
• ἀρτοκόπος (artokopos): baker, bread-maker.
• ἀρτάβας (artabas): an ancient measure of grain.
• Φαῶφι (Phaophi): a month in the Egyptian calendar, roughly corresponding to October.
• ἰνδικτίωνος (indiction): a 15-year cycle used for dating documents in the Byzantine period.