Extracted Text

Koine Greek

διεγράφη ὑ̣(πὲρ) ἐπικεφ[α]λ[αίου] τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ια̣ (ἔτους) καὶ [ι (ἔτους) καὶ γ (ἔτους)] τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν [Δ]ιοκλη[τιανοῦ] καὶ Μαξιμιανοῦ Σεβα[στ]ῶ̣[ν] καὶ Κωνσταντίου καὶ Μα[ξιμιανοῦ] τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων [Καισάρων] ἀκολούθως τοῖς κελευ[σθε]ῖ̣σ̣[ιν] ὑπὸ τοῦ διασημοτάτου καθολ̣ι̣[κοῦ] Μεμμείω (*) Ῥούφω (*) ὀνόματος 10 Ἀμμων (*) [ἀρ]γυρίου δραχ[μὰς] χειλίας (*) δια̣κ̣[ο]σίας [(γίνονται)] (δραχμαὶ) Α̣σ̣ Χωσίων συστάτης δι(ὰ) Ἥρων̣ο̣ς̣ βοη(θοῦ) σ̣ε̣σ̣η̣(μείωμαι) [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] (hand 2) ὁ α(ὐτὸς) Ἄμμων διε[γρά]φη̣ ὑ(πὲρ) [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] τοῦ ιγ (ἔτους) καὶ ιβ (ἔτους) καὶ [ε (ἔτους)] ἄλλας δραχμὰς ὀ̣κ̣[τακοσίας] (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) ω̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ Χωσίων [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] συστάτη̣ς̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Latin

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Translation into English

"It was recorded under the head of the current year 13 (year) and [year] and [year] of our lords Diocletian and Maximianus the Augusti and Constantine and Maximianus the most illustrious Caesars, accordingly to the commands given by the most distinguished universal Memmius (*), Rufus (*), in the name of Ammon (*), silver drachmas, of the total of [number] [(they are)] (drachmas) of [number] of Chosios, the collector through Heron, I have been helped [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] (hand 2) the same Ammon was recorded under [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] of the 13th (year) and the 12th (year) and [year] other drachmas of 800 (they are) (drachmas) of Chosios, the collector [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

διεγράφη ὑ(πὲρ) ἐπικεφ[α]λ[αίου]
τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ια̣ (ἔτους) καὶ [ι (ἔτους) καὶ γ (ἔτους)]
τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν [Δ]ιοκλη[τιανοῦ]
καὶ Μαξιμιανοῦ Σεβα[στ]ῶ̣[ν]
καὶ Κωνσταντίου καὶ Μα[ξιμιανοῦ]
τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων [Καισάρων]
ἀκολούθως τοῖς κελευ[σθε]ῖ̣σ̣[ιν]
ὑπὸ τοῦ διασημοτάτου καθολ̣ι̣[κοῦ]
Μεμμείω(*) Ῥούφω(*) ὀνόματος
Ἀμμων(*) [ἀρ]γυρίου δραχ[μὰς]
χειλίας(*) δια̣κ̣[ο]σίας [(γίνονται)] (δραχμαὶ) Α̣σ̣
Χωσίων συστάτης δι(ὰ) Ἥρων̣ο̣ς̣ βοη(θοῦ) σ̣ε̣σ̣η̣(μείωμαι)
(hand 2) ὁ α(ὐτὸς) Ἄμμων διε[γρά]φη̣ ὑ(πὲρ)
τοῦ ιγ (ἔτους) καὶ ιβ (ἔτους) καὶ [ε (ἔτους)]
ἄλλας δραχμὰς ὀ̣κ̣[τακοσίας] (γίνονται) (δραχμαὶ) ω̣
Χωσίων [...] συστάτη̣ς̣ [...]

Apparatus (Corrections)

• line 9: Μεμμείω → Μεμμίου
• line 9: Ῥούφω → Ῥούφου
• line 10: Ἄμμων → Ἄμμωνος
• line 11: χειλίας → χιλίας

English Translation

Recorded on account of the heading
of the current 11th year and [10th year and 3rd year]
of our lords Diocletian
and Maximian, the Augusti,
and Constantius and Maximian,
the most illustrious Caesars,
in accordance with the orders
of the most distinguished catholicus
Memmius Rufus, in the name of Ammon,
silver drachmas one thousand two hundred, total 1200 drachmas.
I, Chosion, the collector, have signed through Heron, assistant.
(Second hand) The same Ammon recorded on account of
the 13th year and the 12th year and [5th year]
another eight hundred drachmas, total 800 drachmas.
Chosion [...] collector [...]

Notes

This document is a financial record from the period of the Tetrarchy (late 3rd–early 4th century CE), mentioning the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius, and Maximian (Galerius), and recording payments in silver drachmas. The corrections in the apparatus clarify proper grammatical forms of names and numbers.