Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ἀσκληπιάδης
Ἀπολλωνίωι
χαίρειν. προσ-
ὡς ἂν οὖν
λάβηις τὴν
ἐπιστολήν,
πάνθʼ ὑπερ-
θέμενος ἐπι-
μελήθητι,
ὅπως συ[ν]τε-
λευθῶ[σιν]

Latin

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Translation into English

Asclepiades
To Apollonios,
Greetings. You owe it to the matters
until Mesopotamia [to] the
As soon as you receive the
letter,
having set everything in order,
take care,
so that they may be completed.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ἀσκληπιάδης Ἀπολλωνίωι χαίρειν.
προσοφείλεις πρὸς τὰς ἕως Μεσορὴ συρίας [ἱ]σ̣(τοὺς) τϙ.
ὡς ἂν οὖν λάβηις τὴν ἐπιστολήν,
πάνθʼ ὑπερθέμενος ἐπιμελήθητι,
ὅπως συ[ν]τελεσθῶ[σιν ...]

English Translation

Asklepiades to Apollonios, greetings.
You owe, regarding the Syrian cloths (or looms?) up to the month Mesore, 390 (units?).
Therefore, as soon as you receive this letter,
set aside everything else and take care
that they may be completed [...]

Notes:

• Ἀσκληπιάδης Ἀπολλωνίωι χαίρειν: Standard greeting formula meaning "Asklepiades to Apollonios, greetings."
• προσοφείλεις: "you owe additionally" or "you still owe."
• Μεσορὴ: Mesore, an Egyptian month (approximately July-August).
• συρίας [ἱ]σ̣(τοὺς): Possibly referring to Syrian cloths or looms; the exact reading is uncertain.
• τϙ: Greek numeral notation for 390.
• πάνθʼ ὑπερθέμενος: "setting aside everything else."
• ἐπιμελήθητι: imperative meaning "take care" or "see to it."
• ὅπως συντελεσθῶσιν: "so that they may be completed."