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Koine Greek

βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Βερενίκης θεῶν
Εὐεργετῶν καὶ Πτολεμαίου τοῦ υἱοῦ ἔτους ιγ ἐφʼ ἱερέως τοῦ
λεορ Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Σωτήρων καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν
καὶ θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλοπατόρων, ἀθλοφόρου Βερενίκης
Εὐεργέτιδος Εἰρ[ήνης τῆς Μητροφάνους, κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης]
Φιλαδέλφου Ἰαμ[νείας τῆς μηνὸς Δίου, Αἰγυπτίων]
δὲ Φαρμοῦθι κε.

Latin

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Translation into English

"During the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy and Berenice, of the gods, Benefactors, and of Ptolemy, son of the year 13, in the presence of the priest of Alexander and of the Saviors and of the Brothers of the gods, and of the Benefactors and of the Philopators, of the prize-winning Berenice, Benefactor of Peace, daughter of Metrophanes, bearer of the basket of Arsinoe Philadelphus, of the month of Dios, of the Egyptians, of Pharmouthi."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[β]ασιλεύοντος [Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Βερενίκης θεῶν]
[Εὐ]εργετῶν καὶ [Πτολεμαίου τοῦ υἱοῦ ἔτους ιγ
ἐφʼ ἱερέως
τοῦ]
λε[...]ορ[...] Ἀ[λεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Σωτήρων καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν]
καὶ θεῶν Εὐερ[γετῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλοπατόρων, ἀθλοφόρου Βερενίκης]
Εὐεργέτιδος Εἰρ[ήνης τῆς Μητροφάνους, κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης]
Φιλαδέλφου [Ἰ]αμ[νείας τῆς μηνὸς Δίου..., Αἰγυπτίων]
δὲ Φαρ[μ]οῦ[θι] κε.

English Translation

"[In the reign] of King [Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy and Berenice, the gods] Euergetai, and [of Ptolemy the son, in the 13th year,
under the priesthood of ...]
... Alexander and the Savior Gods and the Sibling Gods,
and the Benefactor Gods and the Philopator Gods, during the athlophoros (games-bearer) of Berenice
Euergetis, (named) Eirene daughter of Metrophanes, and the kanephoros (basket-bearer) of Arsinoe
Philadelphos, (named) [I]am[neia], in the month of Dios..., and in the Egyptian (calendar)
Pharmouthi 25."

Notes:

• Euergetai (Εὐεργέται): "Benefactors," a common epithet for certain Ptolemaic rulers.
• Soteres (Σωτῆρες): "Saviors," another royal epithet.
• Adelphoi (Ἀδελφοί): "Sibling Gods," referring to royal siblings who were deified.
• Philopatores (Φιλοπάτορες): "Father-loving," another royal epithet.
• Athlophoros (ἀθλοφόρος): "Bearer of games," a priestly title associated with religious festivals and athletic contests.
• Kanephoros (κανηφόρος): "Basket-bearer," a priestess who carried sacred baskets in religious processions.
• Dios (Δίος): A Macedonian month roughly corresponding to October-November.
• Pharmouthi (Φαρμοῦθι): An Egyptian month roughly corresponding to March-April.