Extracted Text

Koine Greek

καὶ ἀμ[ε]λῆσαι ε̣ἰς τ[ὸ ἐκπέμψαι π]ρ̣[ὸς ἡμᾶς] τ̣[οὺς δ]ι̣[ασ]τ̣[α]λ[έν]τ̣[ας]
διὰ τῆς διοικήσεώς σο\υ/ ναύτας λόγῳ καράβων
καὶ δρο[μον]αρ’ίων καὶ ἄλλων — κούρσο\υ/ Αἰγύπτο\υ/
ἰνδικτίονος ὀγδόης ἐπετρέψαμεν Ἁει
(*) αν υἱῷ
(*) Σωραεικ μισθώσασθαι τοὺς λοιπασθέντας
διὰ σο(ῦ) πρὸς τὸν ἐντεθέντα̣ θε̣μ̣[α]τισμὸν ἐν τοῖς
ἡμετέροις’ ἐνταγίοις
⁦ vac. ? ⁩
δεχόμενος οὖν τὰ παρόντα
γρ’άμματα ἀπόστειλον δι
(*)
ὰ πάσης’ συντομίας
πρὸς τὴν ἔνδον τῆς παρούσης ἐπιστολῆς’ γνῶσιν
τὸ χρυσίον τοῦ μίσθο\υ/ αὐτῶν μὴ ὑστερῶν ἐξ αὐτο(ῦ)
ἓν’ νόμισμα καὶ μόνον
⁦ vac. ? ⁩
καὶ γὰρ γινώσκομεν
ὡς οὐ μέλεταί σοι οὔτε μὴν τοῖς τῆς χώρας’
μὴ ἐκτελέσαι μήτε δοῦναι πέρας παντοίῳ
ἔργῳ ἐφʼ ὅσον οὐκ ἀπαιτεῖσθε’ ὑπὲρ τῶν λοιπαζομένω[ν]
διʼ ὑμῶν εἰ μὴ πρὸς τὸν θεματισμὸν τὸν ἐνκείμενον
ἐν τοῖς ἡμετέροις ἐνταγίοις˙.
⁦ vac. ? ⁩
ἀλλʼ οὐ μὴ συγχωρήσωμεν
εἶναι τὰ πράγματα’ οὕτως
⁦ vac. ? ⁩
οὔτε γὰρ μέλλομεν
ἐξισῶσαι τὸν ἵκανον καὶ χρήσιμον καὶ πληροῦντα
ἀκαταφρονήτως’ τὰ διʼ αὐτο(ῦ) τῷ ἀνικανοῦντι
ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτρεπομένοις αὐτῷ παρʼ ἡμῖν διὰ
δωροδοκίας. λοιπὸν ἐὰν ἔχεις φραίνας
(*)
ἐκτέλεσον τὴν διὰ γραμμάτων ἡμῶν ἐπιτροπὴν
μὴ ληθῇ παραπέμπον’
(*)
τι ἐκ τούτων ἀλλʼ ἐμπόνως
[ἀ]π̣ο̣τελῶ̣ν. ἐγρά(φη) μη(νὸς) Θ̣ὼ(θ)
ιγ
ἰ(ν)δ(ικτίονος)
η

Latin

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Translation into English

And to send to us those who have been appointed through your administration, sailors by the word of ships and of other vessels — we permitted to Egypt in the eighth indiction.
(*) to the son
(*)
Soraeik to hire the remaining ones through you to the appointed regulation in our orders.
Therefore, receiving the present letters, send them with all brevity to the knowledge of the inner part of this present letter.
The gold of their wages should not be lacking from it, one coin and only.
For we know that it is of no concern to you, nor to the matters of the land, to execute or to give an end to any work as long as you do not require it, on behalf of those who are remaining through you unless it is towards the regulation that is set forth in our orders.
But we will not allow the matters to be thus.
For we do not intend to equate the sufficient, useful, and fulfilling with contempt; those through it to the incapable in the permitted matters to him through us by means of bribery. Therefore, if you have sense, execute the commission through our letters, let nothing be forgotten to refer to something from these but rather diligently fulfill.
It was written in the month of Thoth,
13
of the indiction.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

καὶ ἀμ[ε]λῆσαι ε̣ἰς τ[ὸ ἐκπέμψαι π]ρ̣[ὸς ἡμᾶς] τ̣[οὺς δ]ι̣[ασ]τ̣[α]λ[έν]τ̣[ας]
διὰ τῆς διοικήσεώς σοῦ ναύτας λόγῳ καράβων
καὶ δρο[μον]αρ’ίων καὶ ἄλλων — κούρσου Αἰγύπτου
ἰνδικτίονος ὀγδόης ἐπετρέψαμεν Ἁειαν υἱῷ
Σωραεικ μισθώσασθαι τοὺς λοιπασθέντας
διὰ σοῦ πρὸς τὸν ἐντεθέντα θεματισμὸν ἐν τοῖς
ἡμετέροις ἐνταγίοις
δεχόμενος οὖν τὰ παρόντα
γράμματα ἀπόστειλον διὰ πάσης συντομίας
πρὸς τὴν ἔνδον τῆς παρούσης ἐπιστολῆς γνῶσιν
τὸ χρυσίον τοῦ μίσθου αὐτῶν μὴ ὑστερῶν ἐξ αὐτοῦ
ἓν νόμισμα καὶ μόνον
καὶ γὰρ γινώσκομεν
ὡς οὐ μέλεταί σοι οὔτε μὴν τοῖς τῆς χώρας
μὴ ἐκτελέσαι μήτε δοῦναι πέρας παντοίῳ
ἔργῳ ἐφʼ ὅσον οὐκ ἀπαιτεῖσθε ὑπὲρ τῶν λοιπαζομένων
διʼ ὑμῶν εἰ μὴ πρὸς τὸν θεματισμὸν τὸν ἐνκείμενον
ἐν τοῖς ἡμετέροις ἐνταγίοις.
ἀλλʼ οὐ μὴ συγχωρήσωμεν
εἶναι τὰ πράγματα οὕτως
οὔτε γὰρ μέλλομεν
ἐξισῶσαι τὸν ἵκανον καὶ χρήσιμον καὶ πληροῦντα
ἀκαταφρονήτως τὰ διʼ αὐτοῦ τῷ ἀνικανοῦντι
ἐν τοῖς ἐπιτρεπομένοις αὐτῷ παρʼ ἡμῖν διὰ
δωροδοκίας. λοιπὸν ἐὰν ἔχεις φρένας
ἐκτέλεσον τὴν διὰ γραμμάτων ἡμῶν ἐπιτροπὴν
μὴ ληθῇ παραπέμπων τι ἐκ τούτων ἀλλʼ ἐμπόνως
[ἀ]ποτελῶν. ἐγρά(φη) μη(νὸς) Θὼ(θ) ιγ ἰ(ν)δ(ικτίονος) η

English Translation

And do not neglect to send to us those sailors who have been designated through your administration, for the purpose of ships and courier vessels and other matters—of the Egyptian expedition. In the eighth indiction, we have entrusted Haieas, son of Soraeik, to hire those who remain through you, according to the instruction placed in our registers.

Therefore, upon receiving this present letter, send quickly for the information contained within this letter, the gold for their wages, not falling short by even one single nomisma.

For we know indeed that neither you nor those of the region care to fulfill or bring to completion any task whatsoever unless you are compelled concerning those who remain through you, except according to the instruction contained in our registers.

But we will certainly not allow matters to remain thus. For we do not intend to equate the capable and useful man who fulfills his duties without negligence with the one who is incompetent in the tasks entrusted to him by us due to bribery.

Therefore, if you have sense, carry out the instruction given through our letter, not neglecting to forward anything from these matters, but diligently completing them. Written on the 13th of the month Thoth, in the 8th indiction.