Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Μάρκος Πετρώνιος Μαμερτῖνος
ἔπαρχος Αἰγύπτου λ[έ]γει·
πρότερον μὲν ἀποχὰς ἀλλήλοις
παρέχειν ἐκέλευσα π[ε]ρὶ τῶν ἐν-
γράφω̣ν̣ δ̣ι̣ὰ̣ τὰς ἀμφισβητήσεις
τὰς ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ περὶ τούτων γενομέ-
νυνεὶ
(*) δὲ συνλήβδ̣[ην π]ε̣ρ̣[ὶ πάν-]
τῶν ὁπωσο̣ῦ̣ν διδομένων ⟦
̣ ̣ ̣⟧
ἢ λογιζομένων εἰς τὸ δημόσιον εἴ-
τʼ ἐν γένεσιν εἴτʼ ἐν ἀργυρίῳ εἴτʼ ἐν σω-
ματικαῖς ἐργασίαις ἢ ἄλλῳ ὁτῳδήτινι
τρόπῳ κελεύω παρέχειν ἀλλήλ[οις]
ἀποχὰς τούς τε διδόντας καὶ τοὺς λαμ-
βάν[ο]ντας, ἐπεξ\i/ελευσόμενος
(*) ἐάν
τις ἄλλα παρὰ ταῦτα ποιησας
(*). ἐπὶ
(*) δὲ καὶ τοῦτό τινες ἐμένψαντο
(*) ὡς αὐτοὶ μὲν τὰ βιβλία προσφέρον-
τες ο[ἷ]ς ὀφίλουσιν
(*) , ἐκίνους
(*) δὲ μὴ
βουλομένους παρʼ αὐτῶν λαμ-
βάνειν ἵνα τὴν παρολκὴν ἐξωνή-
σωνται τῷ τοῦ προστίμου φόβῳ,
δυνήσωνται
(*) μαρτυρίαν \
Traces
/ ποιήσα̣σ̣θ̣αι
περὶ τῶν μὴ προσιεμένων
(*) \οἱ/ μὴ διδόν-
[τε]ς̣ [ὅπ]ως τῆς ἀποθίας
(*) ἐκῖνοι
(*) τὴν
προσήκουσαν δίκη[ν ὑ]πόσχωσι.
(ἔτους)
ιη
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁ-
δριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, Φαμενὼθ
κϛ
.

Latin

Apparatus
^ 7.
l. νυνὶ
^ 14.
l. ἐπεξελευσόμενος
^ 15.
l. ποιήσῃ
^ 15.
l. ἐπ<ε>ὶ
^ 16.
l. ἐμέμψαντο
^ 18.
l. ὀφείλουσιν
^ 18.
l. ἐκείνους
^ 22.
l. δυνήσονται
^ 23.
BL 1.129 : προειεμένων prev. ed.
^ 24.
l. ἀπειθίας
^ 24.
l. ἐκεῖνοι

Translation into English

Marcus Petronius Mamertinus,
Prefect of Egypt, says:
Previously, I commanded that allowances be made to one another
regarding the disputes that arose concerning these matters, now
(*) I command that a comprehensive account be provided
of all things given or accounted for in the public domain,
whether in kind, in silver, or in physical labor,
or in any other manner, I command that allowances be made to one another
for those giving and those receiving, and I will investigate
(*) if anyone does anything other than this.
And also, some have complained
(*) that they themselves are offering the books to those to whom they owe
(*) but do not wish to receive from them
in order to escape the penalty by the fear of the fine,
they may
(*) provide testimony
regarding those who are not being approached
(*) who do not give
[so that] they may promise the appropriate penalty.
(Year)
18
of the Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, Phamenoth
26.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Μάρκος Πετρώνιος Μαμερτῖνος
ἔπαρχος Αἰγύπτου λέγει·
πρότερον μὲν ἀποχὰς ἀλλήλοις παρέχειν ἐκέλευσα περὶ τῶν ἐνγράφων διὰ τὰς ἀμφισβητήσεις τὰς ἐπʼ ἐμοῦ περὶ τούτων γενομένας, νυνεὶ δὲ συνλήβδην περὶ πάντων ὁπωσοῦν διδομένων ἢ λογιζομένων εἰς τὸ δημόσιον εἴτʼ ἐν γένεσιν εἴτʼ ἐν ἀργυρίῳ εἴτʼ ἐν σωματικαῖς ἐργασίαις ἢ ἄλλῳ ὁτῳδήτινι τρόπῳ κελεύω παρέχειν ἀλλήλοις ἀποχὰς τούς τε διδόντας καὶ τοὺς λαμβάνοντας, ἐπεξελευσόμενος ἐάν τις ἄλλα παρὰ ταῦτα ποιήσῃ. ἐπεὶ δὲ καὶ τοῦτό τινες ἐμέμψαντο ὡς αὐτοὶ μὲν τὰ βιβλία προσφέροντες οἷς ὀφείλουσιν, ἐκείνους δὲ μὴ βουλομένους παρʼ αὐτῶν λαμβάνειν ἵνα τὴν παρολκὴν ἐξωνήσωνται τῷ τοῦ προστίμου φόβῳ, δυνήσονται μαρτυρίαν ποιήσασθαι περὶ τῶν μὴ προσιεμένων οἱ μὴ διδόντες ὅπως τῆς ἀπειθίας ἐκεῖνοι τὴν προσήκουσαν δίκην ὑπόσχωσι.
(ἔτους) ιη Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, Φαμενὼθ κϛ.

English Translation

Marcus Petronius Mamertinus,
Prefect of Egypt, says:
Previously, I ordered that receipts be mutually provided concerning written records, due to disputes that arose during my administration regarding these matters. But now, in general, concerning all payments or reckonings whatsoever made to the public treasury—whether in kind, in money, in bodily labor, or by any other means—I command that receipts be mutually provided by both those who give and those who receive. I will impose penalties if anyone acts otherwise. Since some have also complained about this, claiming that although they themselves offer the documents to those to whom they owe, the latter refuse to accept them, intending to gain delay through fear of penalty, those who offer but are refused will be able to produce testimony against those who refuse acceptance, so that those individuals may suffer the appropriate punishment for their disobedience.
Year 18 of Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, Phamenoth 26.