Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Κοίντωι Πακιλλ̣ίωι
Εὐξείνωι
ἐπιστάτηι φυλακειτῶν
παρὰ Σωτηρίχου τοῦ Ὀνησίμου. Σεύθης καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τυνβωρύχοι
τῶν ἀπὸ Αὑήρεως ἐπιβαρόντες
ἔτι πάλλαι εἰς πατρικὸν ἡμῶν τάφον κατέσπασαν
καὶ τὸ ἐπίστομα ἤροσαν
καὶ ἱκανὰ ἀτοπήματα ἐπόησαν.
διὸ ἀξιῶι γραφῆναι
τῷ τῶν τυμβωρύχων ἡγουμένωι ἐκπέμψαι αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σὲ
πρὸς τὴν ἐσομένην ἐπέξοδον.
εὐτύ(χει) τῶι ἡγουμένωι κατὰ τὰ προδεδ(ηλωμένα) ἔκπεμ(ψον) αὐτο(ὺς) ἐπ’ ἐ(μέ). (ἔτους) μβ
Καίσαρος Φαρμου(θὶ) ιγ.
Αὑήρ(εως) τῶι ἡγουμένωι

Latin

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Translation into English

To Kointos Pakillios,
To Euxeinos,
overseer of the guardians,
from Soterichos the Onisimus. Seuthes and the other tomb robbers
from Auheres, having boarded,
still long ago into our ancestral tomb they broke in
and they took the lid
and they committed many offenses.
Therefore, I deem it necessary to write
to the leader of the tomb robbers to send them to you
for the forthcoming exit.
May it be well with the leader according to the previously stated.
Send them to me. (Year) 15 of Caesar, Pharmouthi 13.
From Auheres to the leader.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Κοίντωι Πακιλλίωι
Εὐξείνωι
ἐπιστάτηι φυλακειτῶν
παρὰ Σωτηρίχου τοῦ Ὀνησίμου.
Σεύθης καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ τυνβωρύχοι τῶν ἀπὸ Αὑήρεως ἐπιβαρόντες ἔτι πάλλαι εἰς πατρικὸν ἡμῶν τάφον κατέσπασαν καὶ τὸ ἐπίστομα ἤροσαν καὶ ἱκανὰ ἀτοπήματα ἐπόησαν.
διὸ ἀξιῶι γραφῆναι τῷ τῶν τυμβωρύχων ἡγουμένωι ἐκπέμψαι αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σὲ πρὸς τὴν ἐσομένην ἐπέξοδον.
εὐτύ(χει)
(hand 2) τῶι ἡγουμένωι κατὰ τὰ προδεδ(ηλωμένα) ἔκπεμ(ψον) αὐτο(ὺς) ἐπ’ ἐ(μέ). (ἔτους) μβ Καίσαρος Φαρμου(θὶ) ιγ.
(hand 2?) Αὑήρ(εως) τῶι ἡγουμένωι

Apparatus (Corrections)

• r.1: Πακιλίωι (instead of Πακιλλίωι)
• r.2: φυλακιτῶν (instead of φυλακειτῶν)
• r.5: τυμβωρύχοι (instead of τυνβωρύχοι)
• r.6: ἐπιβαλόντες (instead of ἐπιβαρόντες)
• r.7: πάλαι (instead of πάλλαι)
• r.11: ἐποίησαν (instead of ἐπόησαν)
• r.11: ἀξιῶ (instead of ἀξιῶι)

English Translation

To Quintus Pacillius Euxeinus, supervisor of the guards,
from Soterichos son of Onesimos.
Seuthes and the other tomb-robbers from Aueris, having attacked long ago our ancestral tomb, tore it down and removed the covering stone, and committed many outrageous acts.
Therefore, I request that you write to the leader of the tomb-robbers to send them to you for the forthcoming investigation.
Farewell.
(Second hand) To the leader: according to what has been previously indicated, send them to me. Year 42 of Caesar, Pharmouthi 13.
(Second hand?) From Aueris, to the leader.