τετελ(ώνηται) διὰ πύλ(ης) Φιλαδ(ελφίας) λιμ(ένος) Μέμφ(εως) Διογενᾶς ἰσάγων
οἴνου κεράμ(ια) ὀκτὼ
(ἔτους) τετάρτου Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου Χοιὰχ πέμπτῃ
― ε ―
εἰσάγων
ἑκτὰ (l. ἑπτὰ) prev. ed.
Apparatus
It has been completed through the gate of Philadelphia, the harbor of Memphis, by Diogenes bringing in eight jars of wine in the fourth year of Emperor Hadrian, on the fifth of the Lord Choiakh.
― e ―
Bringing in
Except (or seven) previous edition.
τετελ(ώνηται) διὰ πύλ(ης) Φιλαδ(ελφίας) λιμ(ένος) Μέμφ(εως)
Διογενᾶς ἰσάγων
οἴνου κεράμ(ια) ὀκτὼ
(ἔτους) τετάρτου Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος
τοῦ κυρίου Χοιὰχ πέμπτῃ
― ε ―
2. l. εἰσάγων
2. BL 5.43 : ἑκτὰ (l. ἑπτὰ) prev. ed.
"Taxed (or customs duty paid) through the gate of Philadelphia at the harbor of Memphis.
Diogenas importing
eight jars of wine.
In the fourth year of Hadrian Caesar,
on the fifth day of the month Choiak.
― 5 ―"
Line 2: "ἰσάγων" should be read as "εἰσάγων" ("importing").
Line 2: BL 5.43 previously edited as "ἑκτὰ" (six), corrected to "ἑπτὰ" (seven).