Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Κλαυδίωι Ἀρείωι στρατηγῶι Ἀρσι(νοίτου)
Ἡρακ(λείδου) μερίδος
παρὰ Πετεσούχου καὶ Πετσίρε̣ω̣ς̣ καὶ
Πνεφερῶτος τῶν
τριῶν
Πεθέω[ς]
τῶν ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος. τυ̣γχ̣ά-
ν̣ο̣μ̣εν ἀ̣π̣[ο]δ̣εδωκότες
ὑπὲρ τοῦ
ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν Πετεσούχου
νεωτέρου εἰς τὸν τῆς Καμηλιανῆς
οὐσίας λόγον πυροῦ ἀρτάβας
δεκα-
πέντε
διὰ τὸ ἀφανῆι
αὐτὸν γεγον-
ἐπιτρέψαι τῷ τῆς Καρανίδος ἡγουμέν(ῳ)
ὅπως τὴν ἀναζήτησιν τούτου ποι-
ήσεται πρὸς τὸ ὑπομεῖναι τοῖς ὑπὸ
αὐτοῦ ὀφιλομένοις
ἡμεῖν
ἵνʼ ὦι-
μεν
Πετεσοῦχος (ὡς ἐτῶν)
ξε[ο](ὐλὴ) δακ(τύλῳ) (δευτέρ)ου χ(ειρὸς) ἀρι(στερᾶς)
Π[ετσῖρι]ς (ὡς ἐτῶν)
ξο(ὐλὴ) δακ(τύλῳ) μι(κρῷ) χ(ειρὸς) ἀριστ(ερᾶς)
Πνεφε(ρῶς) (ὡς ἐτῶν)
μϛ[ο](ὐλὴ) δακ(τύλῳ)
γχ(ειρὸς) ἀρι(στερᾶς)
(ἔτους)
β
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ
Σεβαστοῦ μη(νὸς) Σεβαστοῦ
ιζ.

Latin

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Translation into English

To Claudius Areios, general of Arsinoe,
of the Heracleid portion,
from Petesouchos and Petsireos and
Pnepherotes of the
three
of Petheus
from the village of Karanidos. We are
having given back
on behalf of our brother Petesouchos,
the younger, regarding the account of the property of Kamilianes,
a measure of wheat of fifteen
due to his disappearance.
Therefore, we request that
the leader of Karanidos be allowed
to conduct the search for him
in order to satisfy those who are indebted to him
so that we may be
benefitted.
Petesouchos (as of years)
[a] finger of the second hand (left)
Petsiris (as of years)
[a] finger of the small hand (left)
Pnepherous (as of years)
[a] finger of the left hand
(year)
of the Emperor Caesar Trajanus
Augustus, in the month of Augustus, the 17th.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Κλαυδίωι Ἀρείωι στρατηγῶι Ἀρσι(νοίτου)
Ἡρακ(λείδου) μερίδος
παρὰ Πετεσούχου καὶ Πετσίρε̣ω̣ς̣ καὶ
Πνεφερῶτος τῶν
τριῶν
Πεθέω[ς]
τῶν ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος. τυ̣γχ̣ά-
ν̣ο̣μ̣εν ἀ̣π̣[ο]δ̣εδωκότες
ὑπὲρ τοῦ
ἀδελφοῦ ἡμῶν Πετεσούχου
νεωτέρου εἰς τὸν τῆς Καμηλιανῆς
οὐσίας λόγον πυροῦ ἀρτάβας
δεκα-
πέντε
διὰ τὸ ἀφανῆι
αὐτὸν γεγον-
έναι. διὸ ἀξ[ι]οῦμεν
ἐπιτρέψαι τῷ τῆς Καρανίδος ἡγουμέν(ῳ)
ὅπως τὴν ἀναζήτησιν τούτου ποι-
ήσεται πρὸς τὸ ὑπομεῖναι τοῖς ὑπὸ
αὐτοῦ ὀφειλομένοις ἡμῖν
ἵνʼ ὦμεν
εὐεργετημένοι.
(Hand 2) Πετεσοῦχος (ὡς ἐτῶν) ξε ο(ὐλὴ) δακ(τύλῳ) (δευτέρ)ου χ(ειρὸς) ἀρι(στερᾶς)
Π[ετσῖρι]ς (ὡς ἐτῶν) ξ ο(ὐλὴ) δακ(τύλῳ) μι(κρῷ) χ(ειρὸς) ἀριστ(ερᾶς)
Πνεφε(ρῶς) (ὡς ἐτῶν) μϛ ο(ὐλὴ) δακ(τύλῳ) γ χ(ειρὸς) ἀρι(στερᾶς)
(ἔτους) β Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ μη(νὸς) Σεβαστοῦ ιζ.

Extracted Latin Text

Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ

English Translation

To Claudius Areius, strategos of the Arsinoite nome,
Herakleides division,
from Petesouchos, Petsiris, and Pnepheros, the three sons of Petheus,
from the village of Karanis.
We have paid on behalf of our younger brother Petesouchos
into the account of the estate of Kameliane
fifteen artabas of wheat,
because he has disappeared.
Therefore, we request that you instruct the village chief of Karanis
to undertake a search for him,
so that he may fulfill his obligations to us,
and thus we may be benefited.

(Hand 2) Petesouchos, about 65 years old, scar on the second finger of the left hand.
Petsiris, about 60 years old, scar on the little finger of the left hand.
Pnepheros, about 46 years old, scar on the third finger of the left hand.

Year 2 of Emperor Caesar Trajan Augustus, month Sebastos, day 17.