Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Σωσίπατρος Διονυσίωι χαιρειν. χρηματισον εἰς Θωῦθ τοῦ ἔτους ὥστε τοῖς ἐν τῶι νομῶι ἱππεῦσι μισθοφόροις χιλίας, (γίνεται) Α. (ἔτους) Θωῦθ

Latin

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Translation

Sosipater, greetings to Dionysios. Make a payment for Thoth of the year so that to those in the district of the horsemen who are mercenaries, a thousand (is given), A. (of the year) Thoth.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Σωσίπατρο̣ς
Διονυσίωι χ̣α̣ί̣(ρειν). χ̣ρη(μάτισον)
εἰς Θωῦθ̣ [το]ῦ̣ β̣ (ἔτους)
ὥσ̣τ̣ε το̣ῖ̣ς̣ ἐ̣ν̣ τῶι
νομῶι ἱππεῦσι̣ μισ-
θο̣φόρο̣ις χι[λ]ί̣ας, (γίνεται) Α.
(ἔτους) β̣ Θωῦθ θ

English Translation

Sosipatros
to Dionysios, greetings. Issue payment
for Thoth of the 2nd year,
so that to the cavalrymen in the nome
mercenaries, one thousand (drachmas?), total: 1,000.
Year 2, Thoth 9.

Notes:

• Σωσίπατρος (Sosipatros): Personal name, sender of the message.
• Διονυσίωι χαίρειν (to Dionysios, greetings): Standard greeting formula in Greek letters.
• χρημάτισον (issue payment): Imperative verb instructing payment or financial transaction.
• Θωῦθ (Thoth): Egyptian month name, indicating the date.
• νομῶι (nome): Administrative district in Egypt.
• ἱππεῦσι μισθοφόροις (cavalry mercenaries): Soldiers hired for military service.
• χιλίας (one thousand): Refers to the amount of money (likely drachmas).
• (γίνεται) Α: "Total: 1,000" (Greek numeral Α = 1,000).
• (ἔτους) β Θωῦθ θ: "Year 2, Thoth 9" (β = 2, θ = 9).