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Koine Greek

τοῖς ἀποδιχθησομένοις

ὑπάτοις τὸ γ.

Διοσκουρίδῃ λογιστῇ Ὀξυρυγχείτου παρὰ Ὡριγένους Κορνηλίου καὶ Καλαμόι

τος σκυτέως καὶ τῶν μετόχων πάντων ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως. ὁμολο-

γοῦμεν ὀμνύντες τὸν σεβάσμιο(ν) θεῖον ὅρκον τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶ(ν) ἀνεικήτων

βασιλέων πᾶσαν ἐπιμέλιαν καὶ ὑπηρεσίαν καὶ τοὺς συνήθεις ποτισμοὺς ἀδιαλίπτως

ἐπάναγκες ποιήσασθαι τῆς ἐκ μίζο-

νος προστάξεως νεωσθὶ κατατεθείσης περσιας πρὸς τοῖς ἡμετέροις οἴκοις ἐπὶ τοῦ

δρόμου Ψὲς πρὸς τὸ ζωογονεῖ(ν) [κα]ὶ εὐθαλεῖν διὰ παντός, ἔτι τε καὶ τὴν τήρησιν καὶ παραφυλακὴ(ν)

τῆς περιβολῆς τῆς ἀν[οικοδ]ο̣μῆς τῆς αὐτῆς περσίας ποιή̣[σασθ]α̣ι̣ εἰς τὸ μηδεμίαν μέμψιν ἐ̣π̣α-

κολουθήσιν ἢ ἔνοχοι εἴ̣ημεν τῷ θείῳ ὅρκῳ. ὑπα̣τείᾳ τῇ προκ(ειμένῃ) Φαρμοῦθι γ.

Ὡριγένης καὶ Καλαμό̣ι̣ς ὠμάσα-

μεν τὸν θῖον ὅρκον ὡς πρόκι-

ται. ὁ αὐτὸς Ὡριγένης ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἄλου μὴ εἰδότος γράμ-

ματα. δρόμου Ψαίς νοτίνης [π]λευρᾶς ἀπὸ οἰκ(  )̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [̣]ους οιν ̣ πραγ̣(  ) ε̣  ̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [ἡ] π̣ε̣ρ̣(σέα)

Latin

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Translation into English

To those who will be distinguished,

to the highest (officials) of the city.

To Dioscorides, the accountant of Oxyrhynchus, from Origen of Cornelius and Calamus,

of the Scythian and all the partners from the same city. We confess, swearing the venerable divine oath of our unyielding lords,

all the care and service and the usual watering, without interruption,

to be necessarily performed from the greater command given recently

to our houses on the road to Psis, for the purpose of giving life and flourishing always, and also the keeping and guarding

of the enclosure of the same Persian, to be done so that no blame may follow

or we may be liable to the divine oath. By the authority of the aforementioned, to Pharmouthi.

Origen and Calamus have sworn the divine oath as it is proposed.

The same Origen wrote on behalf of the unknowing regarding letters.

On the road to Psais, from the southern side, from the house of the wine.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

τοῖς ἀποδειχθησομένοις ὑπάτοις τὸ γ.
Διοσκουρίδῃ λογιστῇ Ὀξυρυγχείτου παρὰ Ὡριγένους Κορνηλίου καὶ Καλαμοίτος σκυτέως καὶ τῶν μετόχων πάντων ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως.
ὁμολογοῦμεν ὀμνύντες τὸν σεβάσμιον θεῖον ὅρκον τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν ἀνικήτων βασιλέων πᾶσαν ἐπιμέλειαν καὶ ὑπηρεσίαν καὶ τοὺς συνήθεις ποτισμοὺς ἀδιαλείπτως ἐπάναγκες ποιήσασθαι τῆς ἐκ μείζονος προστάξεως νεωστὶ κατατεθείσης περσέας πρὸς τοῖς ἡμετέροις οἴκοις ἐπὶ τοῦ δρόμου Ψὲς πρὸς τὸ ζωογονεῖν καὶ εὐθαλεῖν διὰ παντός, ἔτι τε καὶ τὴν τήρησιν καὶ παραφυλακὴν τῆς περιβολῆς τῆς ἀνοικοδομῆς τῆς αὐτῆς περσέας ποιήσασθαι εἰς τὸ μηδεμίαν μέμψιν ἐπακολουθήσειν ἢ ἔνοχοι εἴημεν τῷ θείῳ ὅρκῳ. ὑπατείᾳ τῇ προκειμένῃ Φαρμοῦθι γ.

(hand 2) Ὡριγένης καὶ Καλαμοῖς ὠμόσαμεν τὸν θεῖον ὅρκον ὡς πρόκειται. ὁ αὐτὸς Ὡριγένης ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ τοῦ ἄλλου μὴ εἰδότος γράμματα.

(hand 3) δρόμου Ψαίς νοτίνης πλευρᾶς ἀπὸ οἰκ( ) [ -ca.?- ] [ ]ους οιν πραγ( ) ε [ -ca.?- ] [ἡ] π̣ε̣ρ̣(σέα) θ

English Translation

To those who will be appointed consuls for the third time.
From Dioskorides, accountant of Oxyrhynchus, on behalf of Origenes son of Kornelios and Kalamois the leather-worker and all their associates from the same city.
We acknowledge, swearing by the revered divine oath of our invincible lords, the emperors, that we will continuously and necessarily undertake all care and service and the customary irrigations of the newly established peach-tree plantation, according to the greater order recently issued, near our houses on the road of Pses, so that it may flourish and thrive perpetually; and furthermore, we will undertake the guarding and watching over the enclosure of the same plantation, so that no complaint may arise, or else we shall be liable to the divine oath. In the forthcoming consulship, Pharmouthi 3.

(hand 2) We, Origenes and Kalamois, have sworn the divine oath as stated above. I, the same Origenes, have written on behalf of the other who does not know letters.

(hand 3) Road of Psais, southern side from the house ( ) [unclear text] [ ]ous oin prag( ) e [unclear text] [the] peach-tree plantation 9.