Extracted Text

Koine Greek

φο(ρὰ) δ(ιὰ) Ἐνῶχ καμ(η)λ(ίτης) σί(του) θαλλ(ία) μ(ηνὶ) Φ(α)ῶ(φι) ἰ(ν)δ(ικτίονος)

Latin

Apparatus

Translation

"The (burden) through Enoch, the camel (of) wheat, the (month) of Phophi, (of) the indiction."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

† η (*) φο(ρὰ) δ(ιὰ) Ἐνῶχ καμ(η)λ(ίτης) σί(του) θαλλ(ία) ι (*) μ(ηνὶ) Φ(α)ῶ(φι) ια ἰ(ν)δ(ικτίονος) ι †

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

1. or κ
2. ϊ papyrus

Expanded Greek Text

† ἡ φορὰ διὰ Ἐνῶχ καμηλίτης σίτου θαλλία 10 μηνὶ Φαῶφι 11 ἰνδικτίονος 10 †

English Translation

† The shipment through Enoch: camel-load of wheat, a branch (or young shoot?), on the 10th day of the month Phaophi, in the 11th indiction, †

Notes on the Text and Translation

• φο(ρὰ): abbreviation for φορὰ, meaning "shipment" or "load."
• δ(ιὰ): abbreviation for διά, meaning "through" or "by means of."
• καμ(η)λ(ίτης): abbreviation for καμηλίτης, meaning "camel-load."
• σί(του): abbreviation for σίτου, meaning "of wheat."
• θαλλ(ία): abbreviation possibly for θαλλία, meaning "branch," "young shoot," or possibly a measure or type of produce.
• μ(ηνὶ) Φ(α)ῶ(φι): abbreviation for μηνὶ Φαῶφι, "in the month of Phaophi," an Egyptian month corresponding roughly to late September–October.
• ἰ(ν)δ(ικτίονος): abbreviation for ἰνδικτίονος, "indiction," a 15-year cycle used for dating purposes in late antiquity and Byzantine periods.
• ια: Greek numeral for 11.
• ι: Greek numeral for 10.