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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.