Extracted Text

Koine Greek

βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ Πτολεμαίου ἔτους κε ἐφ’ ἱερέως Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Ἀρατοκλέους Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Φιλωτέρας τῆς Αἰγυπτίων μηνὸς ἐν Ἀλαβάστρων πόλει. ἐνεγύησεν Φιλώτας Φιλώ[τα τῷ δεῖνα] ἀτίμην Ταθορταίου γραμματέα καὶ τὸν δεῖνα Θευδώρου ἰδιώτην ἐν Ἀλαβάστρων πόλει Φιλώται ἔξω ἱεροῦ ὁπότε ἐὰν ὁ Φιλώτας ἐντὸς τοῦ χρόνου βούληται καθὰ συγγέγρ[απται ἐν ἡμέραις] ρ̣ος καθὰ συγγέγρα[πται· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ παραστήσῃ ἀποτεισάτω τῶι Φιλώται] δραχμὰς πεντακοσίας.

Latin

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Translation into English

"In the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy and son of Ptolemy, in the year of the priest Ptolemy, son of Aratokles, Alexander, and the Gods, the Brothers, the bearer of the offerings of Arsinoe, sister of Philadelphus, in the month of the Egyptians, in the city of Alabastron. Philotas has made a gift to Philotas [to a certain person]. The secretary of Thothortaios and a certain individual, Theodoros, a private citizen, in the city of Alabastron, Philotas, outside the temple, whenever Philotas wishes within the time, as it is written in the days [of the month]. As it is written; if he does not present himself, let him pay to Philotas five hundred drachmas."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[βα]σιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου [τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ Πτολεμαίου ἔτους κε
ἐφ’ ἱερέως]
[Π]τολεμαίου τοῦ Ἀρατοκλέ[ους Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλα-]
[δ]έ̣λ̣φου Φιλωτέρας τῆς Α̣[
μηνὸς
Αἰγυπτίων μηνὸς
ἐν Ἀλαβάστρων πόλ-]
ε̣ι̣. ἐνεγύησεν Φιλώτας Φιλώ[τα
τῷ δεῖνα]
[.]ατίμην Ταθορταίου γραμμ[ατέα
καὶ τὸν δεῖνα]
[.]ν Θευδώρου ἰδιώτην̣ [
ἐν Ἀλα-]
[βά]στρων πόλει Φιλώται ἔξ[ω ἱεροῦ
ὁπότε ἐὰν ὁ Φιλώτας]
[ἐν]τὸς τοῦ χρόνου βούληται [
καθὰ συγ-]
[γέγ]ρ̣απται ἐν ἡμέραις ε· [
ρ̣ος καθὰ συγγέγρα[πται· ἐὰν δὲ μὴ παραστήσῃ
ἀποτεισάτω τῶι Φιλώται]
[δρ]αχμὰς πεντακοσίας [καὶ]

English Translation

"[In the reign] of King Ptolemy [son of Ptolemy and his son Ptolemy, year 25 (κε)],
[under the priesthood] of Ptolemy son of Aratokles, [priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, basket-bearer (kanephoros) of Arsinoe Philadelphos, Philotera daughter of A...],
in the month [uncertain], Egyptian month [uncertain], in the city of Alabastron.
Philotas son of Philotas guaranteed [to someone],
[.]atimen son of Tathortaios, the scribe, [and another person],
[.]n son of Theudoros, a private individual [idiotes],
in the city of Alabastron, to Philotas outside the temple precinct,
whenever Philotas wishes within the agreed time,
as it has been written, within five days.
If he does not present [the agreed item or person], let him pay to Philotas
five hundred drachmas [and ...]."

Notes

The text is fragmentary and incomplete, with several lacunae (missing sections). The document appears to be a legal or contractual guarantee from the Ptolemaic period, involving named individuals and a financial penalty clause. The exact details of the transaction or obligation are unclear due to the damaged state of the papyrus.