Extracted Text

Koine Greek

τετελ(ώνηται) διὰ̣ π[ύ]λ(ης) Σοκνοπ(αίου) Νήσου ρ´ καὶ ν´ καὶ ἴχνους ἐρημοφυλ(ακίας) Μέλας ἐξ(άγων) ἐπὶ ὄνῳ ἑνὶ λαχανοσπ(έρμου) (ἀρτάβην) μίαν καὶ ὀθονίων ἱστοὺς τρῖς (*). (ἔτους) κα̣ // [Θ]ὼ̣θ πέμπ̣τῃ καὶ εἰκάδι , κε .

Latin

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Translation into English

It is completed through the gate of the island of Socnopaios, and the traces of the wilderness of Melas, leading upon one vegetable (a certain) measure, and three cloths of history. (Year) in the fifth of Thoth and the thirtieth, etc.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

τετελ(ώνηται) διὰ̣ π[ύ]λ(ης) Σο-
κνοπ(αίου) Νήσου
ρ´ καὶ ν´ καὶ ἴχνους
ἐρημοφυλ(ακίας) Μέλας
ἐξ(άγων) ἐπὶ ὄνῳ ἑνὶ
λαχανοσπ(έρμου) (ἀρτάβην) μίαν
καὶ ὀθονίων ἱστοὺς τρεῖς
(ἔτους) κα̣ // [Θ]ὼ̣θ πέμπ̣τῃ καὶ εἰκάδι, κε.

English Translation

Tax has been paid through the gate of Soknopaiou Nesos,
100 (ρ´ = 100) and 50 (ν´ = 50), and the track
of the desert guard Melas,
exporting on one donkey
one artaba of vegetable seed
and three webs of linen cloth.
Year 21(?), Thoth 25th.

Notes:

• τετελώνηται (tetelōnētai): "tax has been paid" or "has been taxed."
• Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου (Soknopaiou Nesos): A known location in ancient Egypt, "Island of Soknopaios."
• ἐρημοφυλακίας (erēmophylakias): "desert guard" or "desert patrol."
• λαχανοσπέρμου (lachanospermou): "vegetable seed."
• ἀρτάβην (artabēn): "artaba," an ancient measure of grain or seed.
• ὀθονίων ἱστοὺς (othoniōn histous): "webs of linen cloth."
• Θὼθ (Thoth): The first month of the ancient Egyptian calendar.
• πέμπτῃ καὶ εἰκάδι (pemptē kai eikadi): "twenty-fifth."
• κε (ke): Numeral notation for 25.