Extracted Text

Koine Greek

πάρες διὰ πύλης Φιλα-

δελφίας λιμένος

Μέμφεως Ἀν̣των̣ίῳ(?)

τριςὶ πυροῦ (ἀρτάβας)

δεκαδύο, (γίνονται) (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβαι)

ἔτους ἐνάτου Τραιανοῦ

Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Ἐπεὶφ

τρίτῃ,

Latin

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Translation into English

At the gate of Philadelphia, the harbor of Memphis, to Antoninus (?) three measures of grain (artabas), twelve, (they become) (of grain) (artabas). In the ninth year of Trajan, Caesar, of the lord, on the third.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[πάρες δι]ὰ πύλης Φιλα-
[δελφίας] λιμένος
[Μέμφεω]ς Ἀν̣των̣[ίῳ(?)]
[ . . . . τ]ρ̣ισὶ π̣υ̣ρο[ῦ (ἀρτάβας)]
[δεκα]δύ̣ο, (γίνονται) (πυροῦ) (ἀρτάβαι) ιβ.
[ἔτο]υς ἐνάτου Τραιανο(ῦ)
[Κα]ίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Ἐπεὶφ
[τ]ρ̣ίτῃ, γ̣.

English Translation

"[Deliver] through the gate of the harbor of Philadelphia
[of Memphis] to Antonius(?)
[. . .] three (artabas) of wheat,
twelve in total (12 artabas of wheat).
In the ninth year of Trajan Caesar the lord,
on the third day of Epeiph."

Notes

• Philadelphia: A location in Egypt, near Memphis.
• Memphis: An ancient city in Egypt.
• Artaba (ἀρτάβη): An ancient Egyptian measure of grain.
• Trajan Caesar: Roman Emperor Trajan, ruling from 98–117 AD.
• Epeiph: A month in the ancient Egyptian calendar, roughly corresponding to June/July.