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Koine Greek

Ὀνησάνδ[ρωι] ἐ̣[πι-] στάτηι τῆς̣ [Θ]εμί̣- στου μερίδος πα- ρὰ Πτολε̣μαίο̣υ̣ (ἑβδομηκονταρούρου). ἀδικοῦμ̣αι ὑ- πὸ Ἁρχήβιος· ὑπάρ- [χο]ντος γάρ μοι ἀρά- [κο]υ περὶ κώμην Ἀνδρομαχίδα τῆ̣[ς] Θεμίστου μερ[ίδος] ἐπαφε̣[ὶ]ς̣ \ὁ/ Ἁρχῆβ[ις] τὰς βοῦς ἐπένε[ιμεν] ἡ̣μ̣έρας τῆι ι̣ε [τοῦ] Ἁθύρ. τοῦ δὲ ποιμέ- ν̣ο̣ς Ἱέρωνος ἐλθόν- τος ε̣ἰ̣ς̣ τ̣ὸ̣ πεδίον οὗ [ὁ] ἄρακος φύεται εὗ- ρ̣ε̣ν̣ τὰς Ἁρχήβιος βο̣[ῦς] τ̣ρ̣ε̣ῖς τοῦ προειρη- [μ]έ̣[ν]ου [ ̣ ]ασ̣[ ̣ ]α ̣ α̣ν̣[ ̣  ̣ ] [ ̣ ] ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ [ ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ υ̣τ ̣  ̣ ν̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ η̣[ ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ὁ Ἁρχῆβις [ ̣  ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ σ̣αι αὐτὰ̣[ς ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ] [ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ βωνα̣[ ̣ ] [ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ε̣βι [ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ] ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ω̣ν εἰς ὃ ἔ[τυχε]ν̣ μέρος τοῦ̣ σώ- ματ̣ο̣ς̣ κ̣αὶ ἀφ̣είλ̣[ετο] τοὺς βοῦς. ἀξιῶ οὖ̣[ν σε γρά-] ψαι τ̣ῶ̣ι̣ ἐ̣κεῖ ἐ̣π̣[ιστάτηι] ἀποστεῖλαι αὐτὸ̣[ν ἐπὶ] σὲ ὅ̣π̣ω̣ς̣ ἂν τ̣ύ̣χ̣[ω παρὰ] σ̣ου το̣ῦ̣ δικαίου. ε̣ὐ̣τ̣ύ̣χε̣[ι].

Latin

(ἑβδομηκονταρούρου)

Translation into English

To Onisandros, the overseer of the portion of Themistes, from Ptolemaios (of the seventy). I am wronged by Archibios; for there is a curse upon me concerning the village of Andromachis of the portion of Themistes. Archibios has sent the cattle on the day of the festival of Athyr. When the shepherd Hieronos came to the field where the curse grows, he found the three cattle of Archibios that had been previously mentioned. I therefore ask you to write to the overseer there to send him to you, so that I may happen to be with you, the just one. Good luck.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ὀνησάνδ[ρωι] ἐ̣[πι-]
στάτηι τῆς̣ [Θ]εμί̣-
στου μερίδος πα-
ρὰ Πτολε̣μαίο̣υ̣
(ἑβδομηκονταρούρου). ἀδικοῦμ̣αι ὑ-
πὸ Ἁρχήβιος· ὑπάρ-
[χο]ντος γάρ μοι ἀρά-
[κο]υ περὶ κώμην
Ἀνδρομαχίδα τῆ̣[ς]
Θεμίστου μερ[ίδος]
ἐπαφε̣[ὶ]ς̣ ὁ Ἁρχῆβ[ις]
τὰς βοῦς ἐπένε[ιμεν]
ἡ̣μ̣έρας τῆι ιε [τοῦ]
Ἁθύρ. τοῦ δὲ ποιμέ-
ν̣ο̣ς Ἱέρωνος ἐλθόν-
τος ε̣ἰ̣ς̣ τ̣ὸ̣ πεδίον οὗ [ὁ]
ἄρακος φύεται εὗ-
ρ̣ε̣ν̣ τὰς Ἁρχήβιος βο̣[ῦς]
τ̣ρ̣ε̣ῖς τοῦ προειρη-
[μ]έ̣[ν]ου [...]
ὁ Ἁρχῆβις [...]
[...] αὐτὰ̣[ς]
[...]
[...] ε̣βι[...]
[...] ω̣ν εἰς ὃ
ἔ[τυχε]ν̣ μέρος τοῦ̣ σώ-
ματ̣ο̣ς̣ κ̣αὶ ἀφ̣είλ̣[ετο]
τοὺς βοῦς. ἀξιῶ οὖ̣[ν σε γρά-]
ψαι τ̣ῶ̣ι̣ ἐ̣κεῖ ἐ̣π̣[ιστάτηι]
ἀποστεῖλαι αὐτὸ̣[ν ἐπὶ]
σὲ ὅ̣π̣ω̣ς̣ ἂν τ̣ύ̣χ̣[ω παρὰ]
σ̣ου το̣ῦ̣ δικαίου.
ε̣ὐ̣τ̣ύ̣χε̣[ι].

English Translation

To Onesandros, overseer of the division of Themistos, from Ptolemaios (holder of seventy arouras). I am being wronged by Archebios. For although I possess an irrigation channel near the village of Andromachis in the division of Themistos, Archebios, having encroached upon it, pastured his cattle there on the 15th day of Hathyr. When the shepherd Hierōn came into the field where the irrigation channel is located, he found three cattle belonging to Archebios in the aforementioned [place]... Archebios... [unclear text]... took them away by force, striking him on whatever part of the body he happened to hit. Therefore, I request you to write to the overseer there to send him to you, so that I may obtain justice from you. Farewell.