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Koine Greek

βασιλευόντ[ω]ν Κλεοπά[τρας καὶ βασιλ]έως Πτολεμ[αί]ου [ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου] ἔτους ιϛ τοῦ [κ]αὶ ιγ ἐφʼ ἱερ[έων καὶ ἱερ]ειῶν καὶ κανηφ[όρου τῶν ὄντων καὶ οὐσῶν μηνὸς ἐν Παθύρει ἐφʼ Ἑρμίου (*) τοῦ παρὰ Πανίσκου ἀγορ[ανόμου] ἀπέδοτο Ἁρ[πω ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] μακροπρόσω(πος) εὐθύριν κοι̣[λογένειος] τὴν ὑπάρχουσα[ν ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ἐν τῇ (*) ταινίᾳ Παθύρεω[ς - ca.9 -]ησ ̣ παχις αδι[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] βορρᾶ γῆ Πατῆτος τοῦ [̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ κ]αὶ Σιεπμοῦς (*) Ζμ[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] γείτονες πάντοθεν (*) ε[ - ca.9 -]ω̣της Καιηοῦς τω[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴ[ν ταύτην] (*) πάντων Ἁρπω[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Latin

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Translation into English

"In the year 16 of the reign of Cleopatra and King Ptolemy, who was called Alexander, on the 13th day, in the presence of the priests and priestesses and the carriers of the offerings that were present and existing in Pathyris, in the month of Hermes, it was delivered by the market official Paniskos, to Harpos, a long-faced, straight-nosed, of the lineage of the common people, the existing in the film of Pathyris, in the thick of the northern land of Patetos, and of Siempos, neighbors from all sides, of the inhabitants of Kaieus, of those who are in this sale, of all Harpos."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

βασιλευόντων Κλεοπάτρας καὶ βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου
ἔτους ιϛ τοῦ καὶ ιγ ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν ὄντων καὶ οὐσῶν μηνὸς [ - - - ]
ἐν Παθύρει ἐφʼ Ἑρμίου τοῦ παρὰ Πανίσκου ἀγορανόμου ἀπέδοτο Ἁρπω [ - - - ]
μακροπρόσω(πος) εὐθύριν κοι[λογένειος] τὴν ὑπάρχουσα[ν - - - ]
ἐν τῇ ταινίᾳ Παθύρεως [ - - - ]ησ παχις αδι[ - - - ]
βορρᾶ γῆ Πατῆτος τοῦ [ - - - ] καὶ Σιεπμοῦς Ζμ[ - - - ]
γείτονες πάντοθεν ε[ - - - ]ωτης Καιηοῦς τω[ - - - ]
τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴ[ν ταύτην] πάντων Ἁρπω[ - - - ]

English Translation

In the reign of Cleopatra and King Ptolemy called Alexander,
in the 16th year, which is also the 13th (year), under the priests and priestesses and the basket-bearer (kanephoros) who are currently serving, in the month [ - - - ],
at Pathyris, under Hermias, the agoranomos (market official) appointed by Paniskos, Harpo sold [ - - - ]
long-faced, straight-nosed, hollow-chinned, the existing [ - - - ]
in the strip of land (tainia) of Pathyris [ - - - ] thick [ - - - ]
to the north, the land of Patetos son of [ - - - ] and Siepmous Zm[ - - - ]
neighbors on all sides [ - - - ]otes son of Kaieous [ - - - ]
all of which pertain to this sale, Harpo [ - - - ]

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 5: M. Vierros (via PN) reads "τῇ" instead of previous edition "τῆι".
• Line 6: BL 1.181 reads "[- ca.9 -]α̣ι̣σ̣ιεπ  ̣ουσ" instead of previous edition.
• Line 7: BL 1.181 reads "πάντη" instead of previous edition "πάντοθεν".
• Line 8: BL 1.181 reads "ὠνή[ν - ca.9 -]" instead of previous edition.