Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ἀπολλωνίῳ στρατηγῷ Ἀπολλωνοπ(ολίτου)

Ἑπτακωμίας π[αρ]ὰ

Μεύριος Παχομψάιτος τῶν ἀπὸ κώμης

Πώεως. ἀναγράφο[ν]ται περὶ τὴν αὐτὴν

κωμογρα[μ]μ[α]τ[ε]ί[αν] εἰς ὄνομά μου βασι-

λ̣ικὴν γῆν ἀν(ὰ) εἰβ´ (ἀρούρης) δ´ η´ ἀ[ν(ὰ)] β ἀπὸ ἀπηλ(ιώτου) κώμης (ἀρούρης) η´?,

[κ]αὶ περὶ κωμ[ο]γρα(μματείαν) Τερύθ̣ε̣ως (ἀρούρης) η´ γίνονται (ἄρουρα) α̣.

ἐπεὶ οὖν τοσοῦτο τέλεσμα [ο]ὐ βα̣στάζει μοι, βαροῦμαι τῶι ἐκφορίωι,

[ἐ]ντεῦθεν ὑπέχομαι κατὰ τὴν εὐεργεσίαν

[το]ῦ̣ κυρίου Ἁ̣δ̣ριανοῦ Καίσαρος γεωργήσειν

τὰς προκειμένας ἀρούρας ἀν̣ὰ πυροῦ

ἀρτάβας ἑκάστης ἀρούρης ἀρτάβην μίαν

τετρακαιεικοσ̣τὸ̣ν, (γίνεται) (ἀρτάβη) ακδ´, παραδεχομένης

ἀβρόχ(ου) καὶ ἡμισίας (*) ἐπηντλημένης,

ἵ[ν]α̣ ὦ εὐεργετημένος.

(ἔτους) β Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κ[υ]ρίου

Τῦβι κ̣ (?)

Μ̣[ε]ῦρ̣ι̣ς Παχο̣μψ(άι)τ̣(ος) ἐπιδέδωκ(α) ὡς πρόκ(ειται). ἔγρα(ψε) ὑ(πὲρ)

αὐτ(οῦ) μὴ εἰδότ(ος) γρά(μματα).

Latin

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Translation into English

To Apollonius, the general of Apollonopolis

From the Seven Villages near

Meurius Pachompsaitos of those from the village

of Poios. They are inscribed concerning the same

village administration in my name, a royal

land of 12 arouras from the village of Apheliot.

And concerning the village administration of Teruthios,

it is 6 arouras. Since therefore such a result

does not hold for me, I am burdened by the tax,

from here I am obliged according to the benefaction

of the lord Hadrian Caesar to cultivate

the aforementioned arouras at the rate of

one artaba for each aroura, making it 24 artabas,

accepting the unwatered and half-watered,

in order that you may be benefitted.

(In the year) 2 of Hadrian Caesar, the lord

Meuris Pachompsaitos has given as is stated. He wrote on behalf of

himself, not knowing the letters.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[Ἀπολλωνίῳ στρατηγῷ Ἀπολλωνοπ(ολίτου)]
[(Ἑπτα)κ]ω̣μ̣ία[ς] π[αρ]ὰ
[Μ]εύρι̣ος Παχομψάιτ[ος τ]ῶ̣ν ἀπὸ κώμης
[Π]ώ̣εως. ἀναγράφο[ν]ται περὶ τὴν αὐτὴν
κωμογρα[μ]μ[α]τ[ε]ί[αν] εἰς ὄνομά μου βασι-
λ̣ικὴν γῆν ἀν(ὰ)
ε
ιβ´
(ἀρούρης)
δ´
η´
ἀ[ν(ὰ)]
β
ἀπὸ ἀπηλ(ιώτου) κώμης (ἀρούρης)
η̣´
?,
[κ]αὶ περὶ κωμ[ο]γρα(μματείαν) Τερύ̣θ̣ε̣ως (ἀρούρης)
η´
γίνονται (ἄρουρα)
α̣.
ἐπεὶ οὖν τοσοῦτο τέλεσμα
[ο]ὐ βα̣στάζει μοι, βαροῦμαι τῶι ἐκφορίωι,
[ἐ]ντεῦθεν ὑπέχομαι κατὰ τὴν εὐεργεσίαν
[το]ῦ̣ κυρίου Ἁ̣δ̣ριανοῦ Καίσαρος γεωργήσειν
τὰς προκειμένας ἀρούρας ἀν̣ὰ πυροῦ
ἀρτάβας ἑκάστης ἀρούρης ἀρτάβην μίαν
τετρακαιεικοσ̣τὸ̣ν, (γίνεται) (ἀρτάβη)
α κδ´, παραδεχομένης
ἀβρόχ(ου) καὶ ἡμισίας
(*) ἐπηντλημένης,
ἵ[ν]α̣ ὦ εὐεργετημένος.
(ἔτους)
β Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κ[υ]ρίου
Τῦβι κ̣ (?)
Μ̣[ε]ῦρ̣ι̣ς Παχο̣μψ(άι)τ̣(ος) ἐπιδέδωκ(α) ὡς πρόκ(ειται). ἔγρα(ψε) ὑ(πὲρ)
̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ αὐτ(οῦ)
μὴ εἰδότ(ος) γρά(μματα).

English Translation

[To Apollonios, strategos of the Apollonopolite nome,]
from [(Hepta)k]omia, from Meuris son of Pachompsais, from the village of Poeis.
There are registered under my name in the same village registry royal land:
5 arouras (Egyptian land measure), 12 (units?), 4 (units?), 8 (units?),
2 (units?) from the eastern side of the village, 8 arouras (?),
and around the village registry of Terytheis 8 arouras, making a total of 1 aroura.
Since I cannot bear such a tax burden, I am weighed down by the rent.
Therefore, I undertake, according to the benefaction
of the lord Hadrian Caesar, to cultivate
the aforementioned arouras at the rate of wheat,
one and one twenty-fourth artaba per aroura, making a total of 1 24 artabas,
accepting responsibility for drought and half (of the land?) irrigated,
so that I may be benefited.
Year 2 of Hadrian Caesar the lord,
month Tybi (?),
I, Meuris son of Pachompsais, have submitted as stated above.
Written on his behalf, as he does not know letters.

Apparatus

Line 14: read "ἡμισείας" instead of "ἡμισίας".