Extracted Text

Koine Greek

νερνιω

κ[αὶ

τοῖ̣ς̣ φιλτάτοις χαίρειν.

ὑπὲρ τῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων φίλων

ἀναγ]καίως τήνδε τὴν δέησιν πο[ι]οῦμαι

ὅπω]ς κατ[ὰ] τὴν ὑμῶν ἐπιμέλειαν καὶ τὴν

πρὸς ἐμὲ ἐξαίρετον φιλίαν καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν

ὅ τι

ἀκόλουθόν ἐστιν πραχθῇ. περὶ δὲ ὧν καὶ

αὐτο[ὶ] ἐντέλλεσθε, ἀνόκνως μοι ἐπιστεί-

λατε.

ἐστὶ δέ:

κ (ἔτους) θεοῦ Αἰλίου Ἀντωνίνου συμμο(ρίας) ξγ̣

Σαραπίων ὁ καὶ Ἀ[λέ]ξανδρ[ος] Θ̣έωνος

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

To my dearest friends, greetings.

For the friends who have signed below, I am necessarily making this request.

As per your care and the exceptional friendship towards me, whatever is to be done, please do it.

And concerning what you also command, do not hesitate to send to me.

It is:

In the year of the god Aelius Antoninus, of the group (of) 23.

Of Sarapion, who is also Alexander, of Theon.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[ -ca.?- ]ν̣ερνιω(*) [ -ca.?- ] κ[αὶ -ca.?- ]ι [ -ca.?- το]ῖ̣ς̣ φιλτάτοις χαίρειν.
[ὑπὲρ τ]ῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων φίλων [ἀναγ]καίως τήνδε τὴν δέησιν πο[ι]οῦμαι
[ὅπω]ς κατ[ὰ] τὴν ὑμῶν ἐπιμέλειαν καὶ τὴν πρὸς ἐμὲ ἐξαίρετον φιλίαν καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν
ὅ τι (*) ἀκόλουθόν ἐστιν πραχθῇ. περὶ δὲ ὧν καὶ αὐτο[ὶ] ἐντέλλεσθε, ἀνόκνως μοι ἐπιστείλατε(*). ἐστὶ δέ·
κ (ἔτους) θεοῦ Αἰλίου Ἀντωνίνου συμμο(ρίας) ξγ̣
(hand 2) Σαραπίων ὁ καὶ Ἀ[λέ]ξανδρ[ος] Θ̣έωνος [ -ca.?- ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ -ca.?- ]

Apparatus Criticus (Latin)

^1. or Σ̣εργε̣ίῳ, BL 11.88 : [Α]ὐρηλίοι[ς] prev. ed.
^7. BL 3.76 : ὅτι prev. ed.
^8-9. BL 11.88 : ἀποβῇ ὡς ἐμοὶ ἐπεστεί|λατε prev. ed.

English Translation

"[ -ca.?- ]nernio(*) [ -ca.?- ] and [ -ca.?- ]i [ -ca.?- ] greetings to the most beloved.
On behalf of the friends listed below, I necessarily make this request,
so that, according to your care and your exceptional friendship towards me, whatever is appropriate concerning them may be done.
Concerning the matters about which you yourselves also give instructions, write to me without hesitation. It is as follows:
Year 20 of the divine Aelius Antoninus, of the 63rd symmoria (tax-group).
(Second hand) Sarapion, also called Alexander, son of Theon [ -ca.?- ]"

Translation of Latin Apparatus Criticus

"^1. or Sergius, BL 11.88 : previously edited as [A]urelii.
^7. BL 3.76 : previously edited as ὅτι.
^8-9. BL 11.88 : previously edited as ἀποβῇ ὡς ἐμοὶ ἐπεστείλατε."