Extracted Text

Koine Greek

διαφ]όρω(ν) εἰδῶν ἀγορ(ασ)θ(έντων) ἀπὸ τῶν πραγμα(τευτῶν)

εἰς χρεία(ν) ὑπηρεσία(ς) τοῦ ἐνδόξο(υ) ο[ἴκου

κ̣ελλαρικ(ῶν) ἐνεχθ(έντων) ἀπὸ Ἀλεξα(νδρείας) ε[ἰς

βο(?)( )

(οἰνο(?))γ]άρου, ὀψα̣ρ̣(ί )

κρ̣(έως(?)) λί(τραι(?))

ἀ̣π̣ὸ τοῦ κηπουρ(οῦ) τοῦ Ἁγί(ου) Μηνᾶ

ἀ]γορ(ασθέντων) πα(ρὰ) Πέτρου ὀρνεοτρόφ(ου)

Τῦβι ἰν(δικτιῶνος) ἀπὸ νο(μισμάτων)

τῆ(ς) φροντίδο(ς) τῆ(ς) ἰδιοσπορίας̣ (ἀρουρῶν)

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

Of various kinds of things purchased from the merchants

For the need of the glorious house

Of cellar goods brought from Alexandria to

Wine merchant, fish dish

Of the measure of liters

From the gardener of Saint Menas

Of purchases made by Peter the bird feeder

Of Tubi from the mint

Of the care of the private property (of fields)

Extracted Koine Greek Text

διαφόρων εἰδῶν ἀγορασθέντων ἀπὸ τῶν πραγματευτῶν
εἰς χρείαν ὑπηρεσίας τοῦ ἐνδόξου οἴκου
κελλαρικῶν ἐνεχθέντων ἀπὸ Ἀλεξανδρείας εἰς
(οἰνο)γάρου, ὀψαρ(ίου), κρ(έως) λί(τραι) χ
ἀπὸ τοῦ κηπουροῦ τοῦ Ἁγίου Μηνᾶ
ἀγορασθέντων παρὰ Πέτρου ὀρνεοτρόφου
Τῦβι ιδ ἰνδικτιῶνος ἀπὸ νο(μισμάτων) β
τῆς φροντίδος τῆς ἰδιοσπορίας (ἀρουρῶν)

Possible Latin Terms (Abbreviations)

"λί(τραι)" (litrai) - possibly from Latin "librae" (pounds)
"ἰνδικτιῶνος" (indictionis) - from Latin "indictio" (indiction)
"νο(μισμάτων)" or "νο(μισματίων)" - from Greek νόμισμα (coin, currency), but sometimes abbreviated similarly in Latin contexts.

English Translation

"...of various goods purchased from the merchants,
for the needs of service of the glorious house,
cellar supplies brought from Alexandria to...
(wine-)garum, fish(-sauce?), meat, 10 pounds(?)
from the gardener of Saint Menas,
purchased from Peter the poultry-keeper,
on the 14th of Tybi, in the indiction, from 2 coins (nomismata),
for the care of the private sowing (of fields)..."

Notes

• "κελλαρικῶν" (kellarikon) refers to cellar supplies or provisions.
• "οἰνογάρου" (oinogarou) possibly refers to a mixture of wine and garum (fish sauce).
• "ὀψάριον" (opsarion) means small fish or fish sauce.
• "κρέως" (kreos) means meat.
• "λίτραι" (litrai) is a measure of weight, derived from Latin "librae" (pounds).
• "ἰνδικτιῶνος" (indictionos) refers to the indiction, a 15-year tax cycle used in Byzantine dating.
• "νομισμάτων" (nomismaton) refers to coins or currency units.
• "ἀρουρῶν" (arouron) refers to a measure of land area.