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Koine Greek

Ἀπολλω[νίωι στρατηγῶι Ἀπολλ̣[ω]νοπ(ολίτου) (Ἑπτα)κωμίας παρὰ Ψε ο̣υ̣β̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] Α̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]. [ἀναγρά]φ[οντ]αι ἐπʼ ὀνόματός̣ [μο]υ β[ασιλ(ικῆς) γῆς] περὶ κω]μογρ(αμματείαν) Τερύθεως ἀ̣ν(ὰ) εἰβ´ (ἀρούρης) δ´ [ἀν(ὰ)] γ̣ ιβ´ [(ἀρούρης) 𐅵 δ´ η´ ̣ ̣]. ἐπεὶ οὖν τοσοῦτο τέλεσ̣μ̣[α] οὐ β̣α̣[σ]τ̣[ά-] [ζουσι], αὐτὸς δ̣ὲ βαροῦμαι τῷ ἐκφορίῳ, ἐν[τεῦ-] [θεν ὑπ]έχομαι κατὰ τὴν ε̣ὐεργεσίαν̣ τοῦ̣ κυ̣[ρ]ί̣ο̣υ̣ Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος γεωργήσειν̣ τὰς̣ π̣ροκιμένας (ἀρούρας) α η´ ἀν(ὰ) (ἀρτάβην) α κδ´ \ἑ[κά]σ̣/-της [ἀ]ρούρης π̣[αρ]αδ[εχο]μέ(νης) μοι τῆ̣[ς ἐν] ἀβρόχωι καὶ τῆς ἡμ̣[ισείας τῆς ἐπηντλημένης] κατὰ τὸ ἔθ[ο]ς̣. (ἔτους) β Αὐτοκράτορος Καί[σαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ] Σεβαστοῦ Χοία[κ ̣ ̣] (hand 2) Ψ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ φις Αρψ ̣ τ̣ ̣ ς̣ ἐπιδέτοκα (*) ̣ ̣ ̣ [ - ca.14 - ] [ἔγ]ρ̣αψα Ταπα̣ε̣ῖκις (*) Ὀννώφρ[ι]ος ὑπ(ὲρ) αὐτ[οῦ μὴ εἰδ(ότος)] γ̣ρ̣άμματα.

Latin

(ἔτους) β Αὐτοκράτορος Καί[σαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ] Σεβαστοῦ

Translation

To Apollonios, the general of the city of Apollonopolis, from the region of Heptakomia, from Ps... [unclear text]. It is inscribed in my name on the royal land regarding the community of Teruthes, for the twelve arouras, for the eighteen arouras. Since therefore such a great completion is not being established, I myself am burdened by the tax, and from here I am subject according to the benefaction of the lord Hadrian Caesar to cultivate the designated arouras, the fifteen arouras, for the thirty arouras, each of the aroura given to me in the fertile land and the half of the land that has been added according to the custom. (In the year) of the Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian, the August, Choiak... [unclear text]. I have written this for Tapai... [unclear text] by Onnophris under him, not knowing the letters.