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Koine Greek

βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν Ἁρμεῦσις ἐριέμ[π]ορος, τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν Κροκοδείλων πόλει.
ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ Σεῶτος Ἰουδαίου, τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν Ἀλαβανθίδι. ἀ[πο]δόμενος γάρ μοι ἐρίων νόθων πόκους ριη ἀνὰ (δραχμὰς) δ (πεντώβολον) (χαλκοῦς 2), οὓς συνηγό[ρ]ακα Ἀμύνται ὥστε
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ειαν ἀπὸ τῆς βα̣[σι-]λικῆς παραβολῆς, καὶ λαβὼν παρʼ ἐμοῦ ἀρραβῶ[να] (δραχμὰς) οϛ, ἐφʼ ὧι τὸ λοιπὸ[ν ] ἀ]ποδώσω αὐτῶι ὅταν (*) κείρω τὰ ἔρια, Σεῶς ἐπελθὼν ἐπὶ τὴν π̣ [ ]μ̣ναν πεπ̣υκε καὶ ἐ̣[ ] καὶ κέκαρκε καὶ ἀπενήνεκται πρὸς αὑτόν, ἀπαιτούμενός τε ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ τὰ ἔρια [οὐκ ἀποδίδωσι. δέ]ομαι οὖν σου, βασιλεῦ, εἴ σοι δοκεῖ, προστάξαι Διοφάνηι τῶι στρατηγῶι ὅπως [γράφηι
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ τῶι ἐπισ-]τάτῃ ἀποστεῖλαι τὸν Σεῶν ἐπὶ Διοφάνην τὸν στρατηγὸν ὅπως, ἐὰν φαί̣[νηται
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] τὰ ἔρια καὶ εἰληφὼς ἀρραβῶνα, ἐπαναγκάση[ι αὐ]τὸν ἀποδοῦναί μοι τὰ ἔρια. τούτ[ου γὰρ γενομένου,]
ἐγώ τε οὐκ ἀδικηθήσομαι, τά τε τέλη τὰ [ὀφει]λ̣όμενα κατʼ Ἀλεξάνδρειαν [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ Ἀμύν-]τας̣ ὧι συνηγόρακα καὶ πλείω φόρτον, ἀλλ[ὰ] ἐπὶ σέ, βασιλεῦ, καταφυγόν[τες, τὸν πάντων] κοινὸν σωτῆρα, τευξόμεθα τοῦ δικαίου.

Latin

(ἔτους) δ, Δίου γ, Φαμενὼθ κζ.
Ἁρμιῦσις ἐριέμπορος πρ(ὸς) Σεῶν περὶ ἐρίων.

Translation into English

To King Ptolemy, greetings from Harmius the merchant of wool, of those dwelling in the city of Crocodilopolis.
I am wronged by Seothus the Jew, of those dwelling in Alabandis. For I am being returned wool of illegitimate origin at (drachmas) d (pentobolon) (copper 2), which I have represented to Amynteus so that
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I may be exempt from the royal tax, and having received from me a deposit (drachmas) of which I will return to him whenever (*) I shear the wool, Seothus having come upon the p[ ]
[ ] and having been made to be and having been delivered to himself, demanding from me the wool [he does not return. Therefore] I beseech you, O king, if it seems good to you, to command Diophanes the general to [write
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ to the supervisor] to send Seothus to Diophanes the general so that, if it seems [to him
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] the wool and having taken a deposit, he may compel him to return the wool to me. For when this happens,
I will not be wronged, and the taxes owed in Alexandria [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ to Amyn-]tas, which I have represented and more burdens, but [to you, O king, having taken refuge, we will find the common savior of all, the just one.