Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Μάρκωι Πετρωνίωι Μαμερτειωι
ἐπάρχωι Αἰγύπτου
παρὰ Κρ[ον]ίωνος τοῦ̣
[Κρ]ο̣νί̣ω̣νος τῶν̣ ἀ̣[π]ὸ̣
κώμ̣η̣ς̣ Τ̣ε̣πτυνε[ω]ς̣
[τῆς Πολέμω]νος̣ με̣ρίδ(ος)
τ̣[οῦ] Ἀ̣ρ̣[σινοίτου νο]μ̣[ο]ῦ.
[Σ]αβε̣[ῖνος ὁ καὶ Ν]ί̣ν̣νος̣
Πτολεμαίου ἀ̣πὸ τῆς
α̣ὐ̣τῆς κώμης, πρᾶ-
γ̣μα τοῦ καθόλου
πρ[ὸς] ἐ̣μὲ μὴ ἔχων,
δωκ̣[μετ]έ̣δοκ[ε]
μοί δια-
σ̣τ̣ολικὸν ὑπόμν̣η-
μα̣ ὅπως παρατύχω
ἐπ̣ὶ τὸ ἱερώτατόν
[σ]ου βῆμα· ἐκ τοῦ
δ̣ιαστολικο̣ῦ παρα-
[γ]ε̣νάμενος ἀξιῶ,
ἐά̣ν̣ σ̣οι δόξῇ, δῶναί
μοί̣
κρ[ι]τὴ̣ν πρὸς αὐ̣τόν,
εἰ
δὲ κα̣ὶ ἀ̣νεύθυνόν
με ε̣ἶναι τοῦ μὴ δεόν-
τως̣ μεταδοθέντ̣ος̣
μοί ἐπὶ τῶν τόπων,
διαστ̣ολικοῦ, εἵ̣ν’
ὦ εὐ-
εργατημένος.
διευτ̣ύχει.

Latin

Apparatus

• l. Μαμερτεί<ν>ωι
• l. μετέδωκε
• l. δοῦναί
• l. ἔ<τ>ι
• l. ἵν’

Translation into English

To Markos Petronios Mamertios,
Prefect of Egypt,
from Kronion of Kronion of the villages of Teptyne,
of the district of Polemon,
of the Arsinoite nome.
Sabinus, also known as Ninnos,
son of Ptolemaios, from the same village,
having no matter concerning me,
gives me a memorandum of the distribution
so that I may have access to your most sacred
platform; having come from the distribution,
I ask, if it seems good to you, to grant me
a judge concerning this matter,
if I am not to be held responsible
for what should not have been transmitted
to me regarding the places,
of the distribution, that I may be,
O benefactor.
He extends.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[Μ]άρκωι Πετρωνίωι Μαμε̣ρτειω̣ι
ἐπά̣ρχωι Αἰγύπτου
π̣αρὰ Κρ[ον]ίω̣νος̣ τοῦ̣
[Κρ]ο̣νί̣ω̣νος̣ τῶν̣ ἀ̣[π]ὸ̣
κώμ̣η̣ς̣ Τ̣ε̣πτυνε[ω]ς̣
[τῆς Πολέμω]νος̣ με̣ρίδ(ος)
τ̣[οῦ] Ἀ̣ρ̣[σινοίτου νο]μ̣[ο]ῦ.
[Σ]αβε̣[ῖνος ὁ καὶ Ν]ί̣ν̣νος̣
Πτολεμαίου ἀ̣πὸ τῆς
α̣ὐ̣τῆς κώμης, πρᾶ-
γ̣μα τοῦ καθόλου
πρ[ὸς] ἐ̣μὲ μὴ ἔχων,
δωκ̣[μετ]έ̣δοκ[ε]
μοι δια-
σ̣τ̣ολικὸν ὑπόμν̣η-
μα̣ ὅπως παρατύχω
ἐπ̣ὶ τὸ ἱερώτατόν
[σ]ου βῆμα· ἐκ τοῦ
δ̣ιαστολικο̣ῦ παρα-
[γ]ε̣νάμενος ἀξιῶ,
ἐά̣ν̣ σ̣οι δόξῇ, δῶναί
μοι̣ κρ[ι]τὴ̣ν πρὸς αὐ̣τόν,
εἰ δὲ κα̣ὶ ἀ̣νεύθυνόν
με ε̣ἶναι τοῦ μὴ δεόν-
τω̣ς̣ μεταδοθέντ̣ος̣
μοι ἐπὶ τῶν τόπων,
διαστ̣ολικοῦ, εἵ̣νʼ ὦ εὐ-
εργετημένος.
διευτ̣ύχει.

Apparatus (Corrections)

• line 1: Μαμερτεί<ν>ωι
• line 13: μετέδωκε
• line 20: δοῦναί
• line 22: ἔ<τ>ι
• line 26: ἵνʼ

English Translation

To Marcus Petronius Mamertinus,
Prefect of Egypt,
from Kronion, son of Kronion,
from the village of Teptynis
in the division of Polemon
of the Arsinoite nome.
Sabinus, also called Ninnos,
son of Ptolemaios, from the same village,
having no matter at all against me,
gave (or handed over) to me
a "diastolic" memorandum (a document granting special permission)
so that I might appear before your most sacred tribunal.
Having come forward on the basis of this "diastolic" document,
I request, if it seems good to you,
to grant me a judge against him,
and also that I be held blameless
regarding the improperly issued "diastolic" document
given to me in the locality,
so that I may be favored.
Farewell.