Extracted Text

Koine Greek

οσ τ̣ηνδ[ σ̣ου Σαραποῦν οὖσ̣α̣ν ἐν δραζμῶι ἐπὶ τῆς πόλεως ε̣ἶναι. λοιπὸν οὖν ἀναγκαῖον ἡγη- σαμ ⟦ ἔπεμψά σοι. ἐπισκοποῦ Κόμονα τὸν υἱόν σου καὶ Χαριτοῦν καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς. τὰ δʼ ἄλλα ἔρρωσο. (ἔτους) η Νέρωνος Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος Μεχεὶρ ι Σεβ(αστῇ)

Latin

Apparatus

Translation

"To you, Sarapoun, being in the city, it is necessary therefore to send you. I have sent to you the overseer Comon, your son and Chariton, and her son. As for the rest, be well. (In the year) of Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Emperor."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

σ̣ου Σαραποῦν οὖσ̣α̣ν
ἐν δραζμῶι (*) ἐπὶ τῆς
πόλεως ε̣ἶναι. λοιπὸν
οὖν ἀναγκαῖον ἡγη-
σαμ̣ ἔπεμψά
σοι. ἐπισκοποῦ Κόμονα (*)
τὸν υἱόν σου καὶ Χαριτοῦν
καὶ τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς. τὰ δʼ ἄλλα
ἔρρωσο.
(ἔτους) η Νέρωνος Κλαυδίου
Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ
Αὐτοκράτορος Μεχεὶρ ι Σεβ(αστῇ)

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 5: l. δρασμῶι
• Line 9: l. Κόμωνα

English Translation

"...your Sarapous being in flight (*) in the city. Therefore, I considered it necessary and sent to you Komon (*) your son, and Charitous, and her son. As for the rest, farewell.
Year 8 of Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, Mecheir 10, in the Augustan (day)."