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Koine Greek

Πρώταρχος Ζήνωνι χαίρειν. παρὰ τό σε ἐπαγγείλασθαι ἀποστελεῖν ἡμῖν ε̣ι̣ τὰ χξ̣ υ̣τ̣ τι̣ ἀναγωγὴν οὐ μετεπεμψάμεθα· δ[ι]ὸ συμβέβηκεν, μηκέτι ὑπάρχοντος ἐν τῶι νομῶι, περιπορευόμενοι χρηννυόμε̣θ̣α ἐξ ἄλλων νομῶν, ὅπως μὴ ἡ ἕψησις διαπέσηι. ἔτι οὖν καὶ νῦν καλῶς ποήσ[ε]ις, εἰ μὴ ἀπέσταλκας ἐπʼ αὐτό, νῦν γε ἀ̣π̣[οσ]τ̣ε̣ί̣λας καὶ ἡμῖν ἐπ̣[ιστ]ο̣λὴ̣ν̣ [γ]ρ̣ά̣ψ̣[ας δ]ι̣έ̣γνωκας, ὅπως φροντίσωμεν καὶ μὴ οἱ λινεψοὶ ἀργῶσιν οὐκ ἔχοντες νίτρον εἰς τὴν ἕψησιν. ἔρρωσο. (ἔτους) λϛ, Ἐπεὶφια. Ζήνωνι.

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

"First Archon, greetings to Zenon. It is concerning your promise to send us the [missing text] that we have not sent for the return; therefore, it has happened that, since there is no longer anything in the law, we are compelled to seek from other laws, so that the cooking may not be interrupted. Furthermore, even now you will do well, unless you have sent it to this, now indeed having sent us a letter, you have determined how we should take care and that the linen workers do not delay, having no nitre for the cooking. Farewell. (Year) 36, Epiphia. To Zenon."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Πρώταρχος Ζήνωνι χαίρειν. πα̣ρὰ τό σε ἐπαγγείλασθαι ἀποστελεῖν ἡμῖν ⟦ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ε̣ι̣ ̣ ⟧ τὰ χξ̣ [ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ]υ̣τ̣[ ̣  ̣  ̣ ]τι̣[ - ca.14 - ]ι̣ασκ ̣  ̣ τι̣ ̣  ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ ε̣[ ̣  ̣  ̣ ] ̣ ἀναγωγὴν οὐ μετεπεμψάμεθα· δ[ι]ὸ συμβέβηκεν, μηκέτι ὑπάρχοντος ἐν τῶι νομῶι, περιπορευόμενοι χρηννυόμε̣θ̣α ἐξ ἄλλων νομῶν, ὅπως μὴ ἡ ἕψησις δια- πέσηι. ἔτι οὖν καὶ νῦν καλῶς ποήσ[ε]ις, εἰ μὴ ἀπέσταλκας ἐπʼ αὐτό, νῦν γε ἀ̣π̣[οσ]τ̣ε̣ί̣λας καὶ ἡμῖν ἐπ̣[ιστ]ο̣λὴ̣ν̣ [γ]ρ̣ά̣ψ̣[ας ̣  ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣ [ ̣  ̣ δ]ι̣έ̣γνωκας, ὅπως φρον- τίσωμεν καὶ μὴ οἱ λινεψοὶ ἀργῶσιν οὐκ ἔχοντες νίτρον εἰς τὴν ἕψησιν. ἔρρωσο. (ἔτους) λϛ, Ἐπεὶφ ια.

English Translation

Protarchos to Zenon, greetings. Despite your promise to send us [unclear text] the sixty [unclear text] we have not requested the shipment; therefore, it has happened that, since it is no longer available in the nome, we are forced to travel around obtaining it from other nomes, so that the boiling process does not fail. Even now, therefore, you will do well, if you have not yet sent it, to send it now and write us a letter indicating your decision, so that we may take care and the linen-boilers not remain idle, lacking natron for the boiling process. Farewell. Year 36, Epeiph 11.

Apparatus

Line 5: read ποιήσεις instead of ποήσ[ε]ις.