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Koine Greek

βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίω[ι] χαίρειν Πλείσταιν̣[ος ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ καὶ ἀλ-]λων τινῶν ἐν τῶι εὐδα̣ι̣μ̣ονισμῶι τῆς Ζη[ε̣ι̣ας ἐξέδυσάν μέ τινες ἐντυχόντες ὃ εἶχ[ον ἱμάτιον ἀ̣νγελ̣ῶν τῶι ἐπι[στ]άτηι. δέομ[α]ι̣ ο̣ὖν σοῦ βασι[λεῦ συντάξαι γράψαι] Ἀριστίωνι καὶ Ἱερωνύμ̣[ωι] τοῖς ἐπιστάταις ἐὰν ἦι [ἀληθῆ ἃ γράφω ἐπαναγκάσαι αὐτοὺς] ἀ̣π̣ο̣δοῦναί μοι ἅπαντα̣ [ἢ] τοῦ ἱματίου τ[ὴν ἀξίαν εὐτύχει.] (hand 2) [Δω]ρ̣ίων Ἀριστ[ί]ων̣[ι καὶ Ἱερωνύμωι] χαί̣[ρ]ειν. ἐπισκεψ̣[άμενοι ἃ] [γρά]φει διὰ τῆς ἐ[ντεύξεως Πλ]είσταινος ἐπι̣[καλέσασθε (?) φ[υ]λακίτα̣ς τ̣ ̣ ̣ [ἔρρωσθε ̣ [ -ca.?- ⁩ ]

Latin

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Translation into English

To King Ptolemy, greetings from Pleistanus. I am wronged by certain others in the good fortune of the Zia. Some have stripped me of the garment I had, having encountered me, and I appeal to you, O King, to arrange to write to Aristion and Hieronymus, the overseers, if what I write is true, to compel them to return to me all or the value of the garment. (hand 2) Greetings to Dorion, Aristion, and Hieronymus. Having inspected what is written through the petition of Pleistanus, you have called upon the guards. Be well.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίω[ι] χαίρειν Πλείσταιν̣[ος
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
καὶ ἀλ-]
λων τινῶν ἐν τῶι εὐδα̣ι̣μ̣ονισμῶι τῆς Ζη[
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
]
ε̣ι̣ας ἐξέδυσάν μέ τινες ἐντυχόντες ὃ εἶχ[ον ἱμάτιον
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
]
ἀ̣νγελ̣ῶν τῶι ἐπι[στ]άτηι. δέομ[α]ι̣ ο̣ὖν σοῦ βασι[λεῦ
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ συντάξαι γράψαι]
[Ἀ]ριστίωνι καὶ Ἱερωνύμ̣[ωι] τοῖς ἐπιστάταις ἐὰν ἦι [ἀληθῆ ἃ γράφω ἐπαναγκάσαι αὐτοὺς]
ἀ̣π̣ο̣δοῦναί μοι ἅπαντα̣ [ἢ] τοῦ ἱματίου τ[ὴν ἀξίαν
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ εὐτύχει.]
(hand 2) [Δω]ρ̣ίων Ἀριστ[ί]ων̣[ι καὶ Ἱερωνύμωι] χαί̣[ρ]ειν. ἐπισκεψ̣[άμενοι ἃ]
[γρά]φει διὰ τῆς ἐ[ντεύξεως Πλ]είσταινος ἐπι̣[καλέσασθε (?)
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
φ[υ]λακίτα̣ς τ̣  ̣[
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ἔρρωσθε̣[
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

English Translation

To King Ptolemy, greetings from Pleistainos.
[---] I am being wronged by [---] and certain others during the festivities of Ze[---].
Certain individuals who encountered me stripped me of the cloak I had [---].
I will report this to the epistates (official). Therefore, I beg you, O King, [to order to write]
to Aristion and Hieronymos, the epistatai (officials), that if what I write is true, [they should compel them]
to return everything to me or the value of the cloak. [---] Farewell.

(Second hand) Dorion to Aristion and Hieronymos, greetings. After examining [what]
Pleistainos writes in his petition, summon (?) [---]
the guards [---]. Farewell.