Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Αὐρήλιος Διοσκουρίδης ὁ καὶ Ἰουλιανὸς στρατηγὸς Ὀξυρυγχείτου Κλαυδίῳ Ἡρακλείῳ τῷ καὶ Πλουτάρχῳ πραι(ποσίτῳ) α πάγου τῷ φ̣ιλτάτῳ χαίρειν.

κατὰ κέλευσιν τοῦ κυρίου μου ἐπιτρόπου τῆς (Ἑπτα)νομίας Οὐαλερίου Σαραποδώρου σπούδασον ποιῆσαι παρασχεθῆναι ἀπὸ τοῦ σ̣[ο]ῦ πάγου Χαιρή[μο]νι Στεφάνῳ καὶ Σερήνῳ Νε̣μ̣[ε]σίωνι̣ ἀ̣[π]ὸ τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχείτου καὶ τοῖς τούτου κοινων̣[οῖ]ς πραγματευταῖς, ἀνθʼ ὧν παρέσχαν (*).

ἐπ̣[ὶ τ]ῆς Μεμφειτῶν πόλεως τοῖς ἐκεῖσε διακειμένοις [γεν]ναιοτάτοις στρατιώ-ταις κρέως (λιτρῶν) Δων ὧν τ̣[ῆ]ς γενομένης δια-δόσεως τὰς φωρμαρίας (*). μ[ετ]ὰ̣ χε̣ῖ̣ρας ἐπάγον-ται, τὰς ἴ (*). σας λίτρας τε̣τ̣ρ̣α̣[κισ]χειλίας (*). ὀκτακοσίας πεντήκοντα , λαβὼν [πα]ρʼ αὐτῶν τὰς αὐτὰς φωρμαρίας (*).

ὑ (*). πὲρ τοῦ πα̣ṛ[αδ]ε̣χθῆναι τοῖς τὴν χορηγίαν ποιουμέ[νοις] κ̣ατʼ ἄνδρα τῇ στρα-τηγικῇ τάξει παρα̣[θέμ]ενος (*). τῶν τὴν εἰσφορὰν τοῦ σταθμο̣ῦ̣ τ̣ο̣ύ̣του (*).

(hand 2) ἐ[ρ]ρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι φίλτ(ατε) (hand 3?) ὑπατείας τοῦ δεσπότου ἡμῶν Μ̣α̣ξιμίνου Σεβαστοῦ τὸ β Μεσορὴ κ̣θ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ̣ ̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]κ̣θ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Latin

prai(positio)

Translation into English

Aurelius Dioscurides, also known as Julian, general of Oxyrhynchus, to Claudius Heracleius and Plutarch, the praepositus, greetings to my most esteemed governor.

According to the command of my lord, the commissioner of the (Seven) Nomoi, Valerius Sarapodorus, hasten to arrange to be provided from your governor Chairemon to Stephanus and Serenus of Nemesium from Oxyrhynchus and to his associates, the merchants, on whose behalf they provided (*).

In the city of Memphis to the most noble soldiers stationed there, meat (in liters) Dons, of which, upon the distribution that took place, the formaria (*). After receiving them, the same formaria (*).

Regarding the delivery to those who are making the contribution according to the military rank, having been placed (*). Of those making the contribution of this station (*).

(hand 2) I wish you to be well, dear (hand 3?) of the authority of our lord Maximinus the Augustus, the second Mesore, kθ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ̣ ̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]kθ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Αὐρήλιος Διοσκουρίδης ὁ καὶ Ἰουλιανὸς
στρατηγὸς Ὀξυρυγχείτου
Κλαυδίῳ Ἡρακλείῳ τῷ καὶ Πλουτάρχῳ
πραι(ποσίτῳ)
ἀπάγου τῷ φ̣ιλτάτῳ χαίρειν.

κατὰ κέλευσιν τοῦ κυρίου μου ἐπιτρόπου
τῆς (Ἑπτα)νομίας Οὐαλερίου Σαραποδώρου
σπούδασον ποιῆσαι παρασχεθῆναι ἀπὸ
τοῦ σ̣[ο]ῦ πάγου Χαιρή[μο]νι Στεφάνῳ καὶ
Σερήνῳ Νε̣μ̣[ε]σίωνι̣ ἀ̣[π]ὸ τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχείτου
καὶ τοῖς τούτου κοινων̣[οῖ]ς πραγματευταῖς,
ἀνθʼ ὧν παρέσχαν ἐπ̣[ὶ τ]ῆς Μεμφειτῶν πόλεως
τοῖς ἐκεῖσε διακειμένοις [γεν]ναιοτάτοις στρατιώ-
ταις κρέως (λιτρῶν) Δων ὧν τ̣[ῆ]ς γενομένης δια-
δόσεως τὰς φωρμαρίας μ[ετ]ὰ̣ χε̣ῖ̣ρας ἐπάγον-
ται, τὰς ἴσας λίτρας τε̣τ̣ρ̣α̣[κισ]χιλίας ὀκτακοσίας
πεντήκοντα, λαβὼν [πα]ρʼ αὐτῶν τὰς αὐτὰς
φωρμαρίας ὑπὲρ τοῦ πα̣ρ̣[αδ]ε̣χθῆναι τοῖς τὴν
χορηγίαν ποιουμέ[νοις] κ̣ατʼ ἄνδρα τῇ στρα-
τηγικῇ τάξει παρα̣[θέμ]ενος τῶν τὴν
εἰσφορὰν τοῦ σταθμο̣ῦ̣ τ̣ο̣ύ̣του ποιουμένοις.

(hand 2) ἐ[ρ]ρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι φίλτ(ατε)

(hand 3?) ὑπατείας τοῦ δεσπότου ἡμῶν Μ̣α̣ξιμίνου Σεβαστοῦ
τὸ β Μεσορὴ κ̣θ

Extracted Latin Text

(No explicit Latin text is present in this document.)

English Translation

Aurelius Dioscurides, also called Julianus,
Strategos of Oxyrhynchus,
to Claudius Heracleius, also called Plutarchus,
Praepositus of the pagus, my most beloved, greetings.

According to the command of my lord, the procurator
of the Heptanomia, Valerius Sarapodorus,
make haste to arrange that there be provided from
your pagus to Chaeremon, Stephanus, and
Serenus Nemesion from Oxyrhynchus,
and to their fellow merchants,
in return for what they have provided in the city of Memphis
to the most noble soldiers stationed there,
meat (in pounds), of which distribution
they are bringing the receipts (phormaria) with them,
the same amount of four thousand eight hundred
and fifty pounds. Having received from them these same
receipts (phormaria), ensure that they are accepted by those
who are making the distribution, individually according to the
military rank, presenting them to those who are making
the contribution of this station.

(hand 2) I pray for your good health, my beloved.

(hand 3?) In the consulship of our lord Maximinus Augustus,
the 2nd of Mesore, 29th day.