Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτο[υς] εἰκοστοῦ Αὐτ[οκράτορος] Καίσαρος Τρ[αιανοῦ] Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, Φαμενὼθ [ ̣ ̣ ], διέγρ(αψε) διὰ Ἥρωνος καὶ μετό(χων) [πρακ(τόρων)] Θερμούθ(ιον) Σεύθ(ου) δι(ὰ) Χαιρᾶ̣(τος) ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ] εἰδῶν ἐννεακαιδεκ[άτου (ἔτους)] παραδ(είσου) χ(αλκοῦ) Α̣ψπε , ἐλαί(ας) χα(λκοῦ) α [ ̣ ̣ ], ναυβίου χα(λκοῦ) ρϙ , π̣ρ̣ο̣(σδιαγραφομένων) χα(λκοῦ) υλε , ἐπα[ρο(υρίου) ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ] χα(λκοῦ) Α̣ρϙ , π̣ρο(σδιαγραφομένων) ρ , κ̣ο̣λ̣(λύβου) ξε , σ(υμβόλου) χα(λκοῦ) (*) γ̣ . ἡ αὐτὴ διὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ γεωμετρία[ς ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ἔτους] ἀργ(υρίου) (δραχμὰς) δέκα π̣έ̣[ντε ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ]

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

In the year of the twentieth of the Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, Phamenoth [ ] wrote through Heron and the partners [of the dealers] Thermuthion of Seuthus through Chairetas [ ] knowing in the fourteenth year of the bronze of the offering of bronze, of the olive bronze, of the ship bronze, of the bronze of the prescribed, of the bronze of the offering, of the bronze of the Arq, of the prescribed, of the bronze of the collybus, of the bronze of the symbol (*). The same through the same geometry [of the year] of silver (ten drachmas).

Extracted Koine Greek Text

ἔτο[υς] εἰκοστοῦ Αὐτ[οκράτορος]
Καίσαρος Τρ[αιανοῦ]
Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, Φαμενὼθ [ . . . ],
διέγρ(αψε) διὰ Ἥρωνος καὶ μετό(χων) [πρακ(τόρων)]
Θερμούθ(ιον) Σεύθ(ου) δι(ὰ) Χαιρᾶ̣(τος) [ . . . ]
εἰδῶν ἐννεακαιδεκ[άτου (ἔτους)]
παραδ(είσου) χ(αλκοῦ) Α̣ψπε, ἐλαί(ας) χα(λκοῦ) α [ . . . ],
ναυβίου χα(λκοῦ) ρϙ, π̣ρ̣ο̣(σδιαγραφομένων) χα(λκοῦ) υλε,
ἐπα[ρο(υρίου) . . . ] χα(λκοῦ) Α̣ρϙ, π̣ρο(σδιαγραφομένων) ρ,
κ̣ο̣λ̣(λύβου) ξε, σ(υμβόλου) χα(λκοῦ) γ̣.
ἡ αὐτὴ διὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ γεωμετρία[ς . . . ἔτους]
ἀργ(υρίου) (δραχμὰς) δέκα π̣έ̣[ντε . . . ]

Extracted Latin Text (Abbreviations and Numerals)

BL 7.173 : χα(λκοῦσ) prev. ed.

English Translation

In the twentieth year of Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, on the month Phamenoth [ . . . ],
registered through Heron and his associates [tax collectors],
Thermouthion, daughter of Seuthes, through Chairas [ . . . ],
on the nineteenth day of the month,
orchard tax: copper (chalcoi) 786, olive tax: copper 1 [ . . . ],
shipping tax: copper 190, additional assessments: copper 435,
additional land tax [ . . . ]: copper 191, additional assessments: 100,
exchange fee: 65, token fee: copper 3.
The same (person) through the same surveyor [ . . . year]
silver drachmas fifteen [ . . . ].

Notes:

• "χα(λκοῦ)" (chalkou) refers to copper coins, a common monetary unit.
• "ἀργ(υρίου)" (argyriou) refers to silver currency.
• "διέγραψε" (diegrapse) means "registered" or "recorded."
• "προσδιαγραφομένων" (prosdiagrafomenon) means "additional assessments."
• "κολλύβου" (kollybou) refers to an exchange fee or commission.
• "συμβόλου" (symbolou) refers to a token or symbolic fee.
• "Φαμενὼθ" (Phamenoth) is an Egyptian month.
• "Θερμούθιον Σεύθου" (Thermouthion daughter of Seuthes) is a personal name.