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Koine Greek

Πετεαρμώτης Ὥρου ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῖς ἐν τῆι Καινῇ νωτοφόροις καὶ οἱ ἄλλοι πρυσβύτεροι

Διονυσίωι τῶι σιτολογοῦντι τὸ περὶ Ὀξύρυγχα ἐργα(στήριον) χαίρειν· ὁμολογοῦμεν ἔχειν παρὰ σ̣ο̣ῦ ἀπὸ τῶν γενημ̣άτων τοῦ κθ (ἔτους) ὑπὲρ φο̣ρέτρου ἐν προχρήσει πυρῶν ἀρτάβας εἴκοσ̣ι̣, (γίνονται) πυρῶν ἀ(ρτάβαι) κ μέτρωι τῶι πρὸς τ̣[ὸ] χαλκοῦν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἅψ̣ωμαι φορέτρο̣[υ] ἐὰν μὴ κουφίσωμ̣α̣ι̣ α̣ὐ̣[τὰς] ἀπὸ τῶν ἐπιβαλλομ[έ]ν̣[ων] μοί φορέτρον. ἐὰν δὲ μ̣ὴ̣ ἀποτ̣ε̣ί̣σ̣ομ̣[ε]ν̣, μ̣ε̣τ̣[ρήσομεν] [πυρῶν ἀ(ρτάβας) μ].

τῶι σιτολο(γοῦντι) παρὰ τοις νωτοφ(όρων).

Latin

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Translation into English

Petearmotis of Horus, the leader of those in the New (Testament) who bear the burden, and the other elders.

To Dionysius, the grain manager, greetings concerning the work about Oxyrhynchus. We agree to have from you the produce of the year 20 (of the year) for the burden in the use of twenty bushels of wheat; (they are) bushels of wheat measured towards the bronze, and I will not touch the burden unless I lighten them from those imposed upon me, the burden. But if we do not pay, we will measure [the bushels of wheat].

To the grain manager among the bearers.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Πετεαρμώτης Ὥρου
ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῖς ἐν τῇ
Καινῇ νωτοφόροις καὶ οἱ
ἄλλοι πρεσβύτεροι
Διονυσίῳ τῷ σιτολογοῦν-
τι τὸ περὶ Ὀξύρυγχα ἐργα(στήριον)
χαίρειν· ὁμολογοῦμεν
ἔχειν παρὰ σοῦ ἀπὸ
τῶν γενημάτων
τοῦ κθ (ἔτους) ὑπὲρ φο-
ρέτρου ἐν προχρήσει
πυρῶν ἀρτάβας εἴκοσι,
(γίνονται) πυρῶν ἀ(ρτάβαι) κ
μέτρῳ τῷ πρὸς τὸ χαλκοῦν
καὶ οὐ μὴ ἅψωμαι φορέτρου
ἐὰν μὴ κουφίσωμαι αὐτὰς
ἀπὸ τῶν ἐπιβαλλομένων
μοι φορέτρων. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ
ἀποτείσωμεν, μετρήσομεν
πυρῶν ἀ(ρτάβας) μ.
(hand 2) τῷ σιτολο(γοῦντι) πα-
ρὰ τῶν νωτοφ(όρων).

English Translation

Petearmotes, son of Horos,
the leader of the porters at Kaine, and the other elders,
to Dionysios, the grain-accountant
of the Oxyrhynchus district workshop,
greetings. We acknowledge
that we have received from you, from
the produce of the 29th year,
as an advance payment for freight charges,
twenty artabas of wheat,
(totaling) 20 artabas of wheat
by the bronze measure,
and I shall not touch the freight charges
unless I have deducted them
from the freight charges imposed upon me.
But if we do not repay,
we shall measure out
40 artabas of wheat.
(hand 2) To the grain-accountant from the porters.