Extracted Text

Koine Greek

τῆ̣[ς] διοικήσεώ[ς σου]
τ[ο]ι[οῦ]το ὡρ[ι]ζόντων
τοὺς προσφεύγοντας ἀνθ’ρώ[που]ς αὐτῶν εἰς [ἑ]κά[σ]τ[ην] παγαρ’χίαν πρὸς ὃ καθυπετάξαμέν σοι
ἐν τῇ παρ’ούσῃ ἐπιστολῇ πέμπων
εἰς αὐτούς τινα ἱκανὸν καὶ πι
σ’τὸν γεγραμ’ματισμένον ὀφείλοντα
σὺν αὐτοῖς συνευρεθῆναι πρὸς τοὺς ἐπικειμένους τῶν φυγάδων
καὶ τάξαι παρʼ ἑαυτοῖς τὴν ὀνομασίαν καὶ πατρονυμίαν
ἑκάστου καὶ ἀπὸ ποίο\υ/ χωρίο\υ/ καὶ ἐν’ ποίῳ τόπῳ καὶ ἐν ποίᾳ παγαρχίᾳ προσέφευγεν τῶν τε ἀποστελλωμένων
εἰς τὰ ἰδ’ιων καὶ τῶν παρεομένων ἔνθα κατάμενων ἐπὶ συ
ντελείᾳ ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖ[ν]
καταμαθεῖν πᾶσαν εἴδησιν παραγγέλλων αὐτοῖς σταθῆναι ἐνδρανῶς εἰς τὸ ἔρ’γον αὐτῶν καὶ μὴ λαβεῖν παρά τινος τί ποτε τὸ σύνολον ὑπὲρ σπορτούλο\υ/. ἔσῃ γὰρ ἐπιστάμενος ὡς ἐὰν καταγνωσθῇ τις ἐκ τῶν πεμπομένων παρὰ σο\ῦ/ ἐσχηκὼς παρʼ οἱ οὐδήποτε ἀνθρώπο\υ/ σπόρ’τουλον εἰς σὲ ὁρᾷ ὁ κίδυνος καὶ μέλλεις ˙ σὺν <τῷ> καταγινωσκ(ομέν)ῳ εἰς’ τοῦτο ἀπολαβεῖν. ἀλλ’ μετὰ συντομίας’ τοὺς τοιούτους ἄνδρας ἀπόστειλον πρὸς τοὺς εἰρημένους ἐπικειμένους τῶν φυγάδων καὶ μὴ εὕρω σε ὅτι ἐνεπόδισας εἰς’ τοῦτο ἢ ὅτι ὑστέρησες’ τοῦ μὴ ἐκπέμψαι εἰς’ πλῆρες το ἀριθμὸν ὃν γεγραφήκαμέν σοι καὶ κινδυ[ν]εύσῃς.

Latin

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Translation into English

"Of your administration
of such horizons
those who are appealing to them as men into each province to which we have subjected you
in the present letter sending
to them some capable and trustworthy
to meet with them regarding the fugitives
and to establish among themselves the name and patronymic
of each and from which district and in which place and in which province they have fled from those being sent
to their own
and those present where they are staying
simply to say
to learn all information commanding them to stand firmly in their work and not to receive from anyone anything at all regarding the total for the fugitive. For you will know how if someone is recognized from those sent by you having been received by anyone
the fugitive sees danger and you are about to receive this with the one being recognized.
But with brevity send those men to the aforementioned regarding the fugitives and do not let me find you that you have hindered this or that you have delayed
from not sending to the full number which we have written to you and you will be in danger."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[τ]ῆ̣[ς] διοικήσεώ[ς σου]
τοιοῦτο ὁριζόντων τοὺς προσφεύγοντας ἀνθρώπους αὐτῶν εἰς ἑκάστην παγαρχίαν πρὸς ὃ καθυπετάξαμέν σοι ἐν τῇ παρούσῃ ἐπιστολῇ πέμπων εἰς αὐτούς τινα ἱκανὸν καὶ πιστὸν γεγραμματισμένον ὀφείλοντα σὺν αὐτοῖς συνευρεθῆναι πρὸς τοὺς ἐπικειμένους τῶν φυγάδων καὶ τάξαι παρʼ ἑαυτοῖς τὴν ὀνομασίαν καὶ πατρωνυμίαν ἑκάστου καὶ ἀπὸ ποίου χωρίου καὶ ἐν ποίῳ τόπῳ καὶ ἐν ποίᾳ παγαρχίᾳ προσέφευγεν τῶν τε ἀποστελλομένων εἰς τὰ ἴδια καὶ τῶν παρεωμένων ἔνθα κατέμενον ἐπὶ συντελείᾳ, ἁπλῶς εἰπεῖν καταμαθεῖν πᾶσαν εἴδησιν παραγγέλλων αὐτοῖς σταθῆναι ἐνδρανῶς εἰς τὸ ἔργον αὐτῶν καὶ μὴ λαβεῖν παρά τινος τί ποτε τὸ σύνολον ὑπὲρ σπορτούλου. ἔσῃ γὰρ ἐπιστάμενος ὡς ἐὰν καταγνωσθῇ τις ἐκ τῶν πεμπομένων παρὰ σοῦ ἐσχηκὼς παρʼ οἱουδήποτε ἀνθρώπου σπόρτουλον, εἰς σὲ ὁρᾷ ὁ κίνδυνος καὶ μέλλεις σὺν τῷ καταγινωσκομένῳ εἰς τοῦτο ἀπολαβεῖν. ἀλλὰ μετὰ συντομίας τοὺς τοιούτους ἄνδρας ἀπόστειλον πρὸς τοὺς εἰρημένους ἐπικειμένους τῶν φυγάδων καὶ μὴ εὕρω σε ὅτι ἐνεπόδισας εἰς τοῦτο ἢ ὅτι ὑστέρησας τοῦ μὴ ἐκπέμψαι εἰς πλῆρες τὸν ἀριθμὸν ὃν γεγραφήκαμέν σοι καὶ κινδυνεύσῃς. ἐγράφη μηνὸς Χοιάκ β, θ ἰνδικτίονος ζ.

Extracted Latin Text (Apparatus)

Apparatus criticus:
l. ὁριζόντων
ανθ’ρω[που]σ papyrus
παγαρ’χιαν papyrus
σοϊ papyrus
παρ’ουση papyrus
corr. ex πεμπω
πϊσ’τον papyrus
γεγραμ’ματισμενον papyrus
l. πατρωνυμίαν
εν’ papyrus
l. ἀποστελλομένων
εϊσ papyrus
l. ἴδια : ιδ’ιων papyrus
l. παρεωμένων
l. κατέμενον
σϋντελεια papyrus
ερ’γον papyrus
οϊουδηποτε papyrus
σπορ’τουλον papyrus
˙ papyrus
εισ’ papyrus
αλλ’ papyrus
συντομιασ’ papyrus
εισ’ papyrus
l. ὑστέρησας : υστερησεσ’ papyrus
εισ’ papyrus
l. τὸ<ν>

English Translation

[Of your] administration...
...defining thus those people who have fled to each pagarchy, concerning which we have instructed you in this present letter, sending to them a capable and trustworthy literate person who must meet with them and with those responsible for the fugitives, and record clearly the name and patronymic of each one, and from which village and in which place and in which pagarchy each has fled, both of those being sent back to their own places and those remaining where they have settled for taxation purposes. Simply put, you must thoroughly investigate all information, instructing them to stand firm in their task and not to accept anything at all from anyone as a bribe. For you must know that if anyone sent by you is found guilty of having received a bribe from any person whatsoever, the danger will fall upon you, and you will be liable along with the one convicted. Therefore, quickly send such men to the aforementioned officials responsible for the fugitives, and let me not find that you have hindered this or that you have failed to send out the full number which we have written to you, lest you be endangered. Written on the 2nd of the month Choiak, 9th indiction.

Additional Notes (Latin abbreviations and names)

μ(νη) ἄνδ(ρες) θ πρὸ(ς) Σαλαμα βε(ν) Ιοχαμηρ εἰ(ς) Ἀρκ(α)δ(ίαν) ὄν(οματα) γ
πρὸ(ς) Ζωρα βε(ν) Αλοασελ εἰ(ς) Θη(βαΐδα) ὄν(οματα) γ
πρὸ(ς) Αβδελλα βε(ν) Σζ[ο]υραε εἰ(ς) λίμιτ(ον) ὀν(όματα) γ̣

Translation of abbreviations:
"Men 9, to Salama son of Iochamer into Arcadia, names 3;
to Zora son of Aloasel into the Thebaid, names 3;
to Abdella son of Szourae into the frontier (limit), names 3."