Extracted Text

Koine Greek

μελισσουργὸς Βουσίριος τοῦ Ἡρακλεοπολίτου

ρ̣αι οἱ τελῶναι κυριεύοσαν

ν γὰρ παρατιθεμένων τοῖς

α̣ι προίονται

τοῖς ἱππεῦσιν τὰ ζμήν̣η

ἐντε]υξιν ἵνα σοι δοι

ἔστιν δὲ τὰ ζμήνη

πολίτου, Ἡρακλεοπολίτου, Ὀξυρυγ-

ἐπ]ισκέψασθαι περὶ μοῦ διπλοῦς τοῦς

π̣ερὶ τούτων.

εὐτύχει.

(ἔτους) λ , Λωίου [ιη] Μ̣ε̣σο[ρὴ] ιη.

Ἀπολλωνίωι π[αρ]ὰ̣ Σ̣αμῶ̣τος μελισσουργοῦ.

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

The beekeeper Bousirios of Heracleopolis

For the tax collectors were in charge

For those who are being presented to the

they are offered

to the horsemen the honey

to give you a gift

And there is the honey

of the citizen, of Heracleopolis, of Oxyrhynchus

to inspect about me, the double of the

concerning these things.

Good fortune.

(Year) l, of Lousios [18] Mesor [18].

To Apollonios from Samothrace, the beekeeper.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

μελισσουργὸς Βουσίριος τοῦ Ἡρακλεοπολίτου
]ρ̣αι οἱ τελῶναι κυριεύοσαν
]ν γὰρ παρατιθεμένων τοῖς
]α̣ι προίονται
τοῖς ἱππεῦσιν τὰ ζμήνη
ἐντε]υξιν ἵνα σοι δοι
ἔστιν δὲ τὰ ζμή[νη
]πολίτου, Ἡρακλεοπολίτου, Ὀξυρυγ[χίτου
ἐπ]ισκέψασθαι περὶ μοῦ διπλοῦς τοῦς
] π̣ερὶ τούτων.
εὐτύχει.
(ἔτους) λ, Λωίου [ιη] Μ̣ε̣σο[ρὴ] ιη.
Ἀπολλωνίωι π[αρ]ὰ̣ Σ̣αμῶ̣τος μελισσουργοῦ.

Apparatus (Corrections)

• r.2. l. ἐκυριεύοσαν
• r.4. l. προίενται
• r.5. l. δῶι

English Translation

Beekeeper Bousirios from Herakleopolis
... the tax collectors were taking control ...
... for those who were placing beside ...
... they are being sold ...
the swarms (of bees) to the cavalrymen
... petition/request that he may give you ...
And the swarms are ...
... of the citizen of Herakleopolis, Oxyrhynchite ...
... to inspect concerning my double (tax/payment?) ...
... concerning these matters.
Farewell.
Year 30, Loios [18], Mesore 18.
To Apollonios from Samos the beekeeper.