Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Λοκκηίῳ
Ὀφελλιανῷ
τῷ κρατ[ί]στῳ ἐπιστρατήγῳ
παρὰ Ψεν[α]μ̣ούνεως Ψεναμού-
νεως τοῦ̣ Ψ̣εναμούνεως
ἀπὸ κώμης Βακχιάδος ἱερέ-
ἔτι ἀπ̣ὸ̣ τοῦ
ιη (ἔτους) θεοῦ Αἰ-
λίου Ἀντ̣ωνείνου ἐξ ἐνκε-
λεύσεω̣ς Σεμπρωνίου
Λιβελαρ̣[ί]ου
τοῦ ἡγεμονεύ-
σαντος̣ ἀ̣πελύθην ἅμα
ἄλλοις̣ [ἀν]δράσιν ὡς ἀσ-
θενὴς τ̣[ο]ῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς· ὁ
οὖν τῆς̣ [Β]ακχιάδος κομο-
γραμματ̣[ε]ύς
καὶ ἐκβολεὺς
χωμάτ[ω]ν̣ ὑπογύως ἐξέ-
βαλέν με̣ [ε]ἰς τὸ ἐργ̣ά̣σ̣α̣σ̣[θαι]
εἰς τὰ χ[ώματα

Latin

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Translation into English

To Locchian
To Ophellian, the most powerful general
from the village of Bacchiadae, priest
still from the year 18 (of the) god Aelius Antoninus, by the command of Sempronius Libelarius,
who was governing, I was released together with other men as weak in the eyes; therefore,
the secretary of Bacchiadae and the expeller of earths below expelled me to work in the lands.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Λοκκηίῳ Ὀφελλιανῷ τῷ κρατίστῳ ἐπιστρατήγῳ παρὰ Ψεναμούνεως Ψεναμούνεως τοῦ Ψεναμούνεως ἀπὸ κώμης Βακχιάδος ἱερέως. ἔτι ἀπὸ τοῦ ιη (ἔτους) θεοῦ Αἰλίου Ἀντωνείνου ἐξ ἐνκελεύσεως Σεμπρωνίου Λιβελαρίου τοῦ ἡγεμονεύσαντος ἀπελύθην ἅμα ἄλλοις ἀνδράσιν ὡς ἀσθενὴς τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς· ὁ οὖν τῆς Βακχιάδος κωμογραμματεύς καὶ ἐκβολεὺς χωμάτων ὑπογύως ἐξέβαλέν με εἰς τὸ ἐργάσασθαι εἰς τὰ χώματα.

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 1: Λοκκηίῳ → Λοκκείῳ
• Lines 5-6: ἱερέος → ἱερέως
• Line 9: Λιβελαρίου → Λιβεραλίου
• Lines 13-14: κομογραμματεύς → κωμογραμματεύς

English Translation

To Locceius Ophellianus, the most excellent epistrategos, from Psenamounis son of Psenamounis, grandson of Psenamounis, priest from the village of Bacchias. Furthermore, from the 18th year of the divine Aelius Antoninus, by order of Sempronius Liberalis, who was governor, I was discharged along with other men as being weak in the eyes. Therefore, the village scribe and overseer of earthworks of Bacchias unjustly forced me out to labor in the earthworks.