Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἐπεκ(ρίθη(?))
ιη̣
Καλπουρνίῳ Ὡρίωνι τῷ κρατίστ[ῳ]
ὑπομνηματογράφῳ βουλευτῇ τῆς λαμ-
προτάτης πόλεως τῶν Ἀλεξανδρέων
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Μέλανος Ἡρακλείδου
το̣ῦ̣ Ἀμμωνίου <τοῦ καὶ(?)> Διογένους μητρὸς Θαή-
σιος ἀπὸ τῆς λαμπρᾶς Ὀξυρυγχειτῶ[ν]
πόλεως. προσβὰς καὶ ἐπικριθεὶς
ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Μυροβαλάνου καὶ ἐν̣τ̣α̣-
γεὶς τοῖς ἐπιδοθεῖσι πρὸς τὸ ἱ
(*) ἐρὸν
σιτηρέσιον ὑπὸ τοῦ φυλάρχου κατʼ ἄν̣-
δρα βιβλίοις, ἐν δὲ τῇ διακρίσει τασ-
σόμενος οὐ δεδύνημαι τὰς τοῦ γένους
μου ἀποδείξεις παρασχέσθαι· ἀναγ̣-
κ̣α̣ί̣ως νῦν παρέχων τῆς ἐπικρί-
σ̣[εως τὸ σ]ύμβολον καὶ τοῦ γένους
τ̣ὰ̣[ς ἀ]π̣ο̣δ̣είξεις ἐπιδίδωμι τάδε
τὰ [βι]β̣[λ]ί̣α καὶ ἀξιῶ καὶ αὐτὸς
μετα̣[σ]χ̣[εῖ]ν̣ τ̣ῆς τοῦ σίτου δωρεᾶς
ἐπικρι[θ]εὶς τῷ
ιε
(ἔτει) κατὰ τὰ δόξαν-
τα τῇ κ̣[ρ]ατίστῃ βουλῇ πρὸς ἴ
(*) σον
τῶν ὁ[μ]ο̣ίων μοι. διευτύχει.
(ἔτους)
α̣
[Α]ὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος
Λουκ[ίου] Δ̣ομιτ’τίου Αὐρηλιανοῦ
Εὐσεβο[ῦς] Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβα̣[σ]τοῦ καὶ Ἰουλίου
Α̣ὐ̣[ρηλίου Σε]πτιμίου Οὐαβ̣αλλάθου
[Ἀθηνοδώ]ρ̣ου τοῦ λαμπρο̣τ̣άτου βασιλέως
[ὑπάτου αὐ]τ̣οκράτο̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣ σ̣τ̣ρ̣α̣[τ]η̣γοῦ Ῥωμ̣[αίων]
[
-ca.?-
]
Αὐρήλιο[ς] Μέλας Ἡρα-
[κλείδου ἐπιδέ]δ̣ωκα. Α̣ὐ̣ρήλιος
[
- ca.10 -
ἔγρα]ψ̣α ὑπὲρ̣ α̣ὐ̣τοῦ μὴ
[εἰδότος γράμμ]α̣τα.

Latin

(hand 4) Aurel[ius] Melas Heraclidi epide[d]oca. Aurel[ius]
(hand 4) Aurel[ius] Melas Heraclidi epide[d]oca. Aurel[ius]

Translation

To Calpurnius Horion, the most esteemed, the secretary of the council of the illustrious city of Alexandria, from Aurelius Melas, son of Heracleides, of Ammonius, and of Diogenes, mother Thaesios, from the illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus. Having approached and being judged at the crossroads of Myrobalanus and having entered into the provisions for the sacred food under the guard at the house, and in the distinction, I am unable to provide the proofs of my lineage; now necessarily providing the symbol of the judgment and the proofs of the lineage, I present these books and I also demand to participate in the donation of the grain, having been judged in the year according to the esteemed council regarding the equality of those similar to me. It has succeeded. (of the year) of the Emperor Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, the pious, the fortunate, of Julius Aurelius Septimius Ouballathus, of Athenodorus, the most illustrious king, of the consul, the emperor, the general of the Romans.

Koine Greek Text

(hand 2) ἐπεκ(ρίθη(?)) (hand 3)
ιη̣
(hand 1) Καλπουρνίῳ Ὡρίωνι τῷ κρατίστ[ῳ]
ὑπομνηματογράφῳ βουλευτῇ τῆς λαμ-
προτάτης πόλεως τῶν Ἀλεξανδρέων
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Μέλανος Ἡρακλείδου
το̣ῦ̣ Ἀμμωνίου <τοῦ καὶ(?)> Διογένους μητρὸς Θαή-
σιος ἀπὸ τῆς λαμπρᾶς Ὀξυρυγχειτῶ[ν]
πόλεως. προσβὰς καὶ ἐπικριθεὶς
ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Μυροβαλάνου καὶ ἐν̣τ̣α̣-
γεὶς τοῖς ἐπιδοθεῖσι πρὸς τὸ ἱερὸν
σιτηρέσιον ὑπὸ τοῦ φυλάρχου κατʼ ἄν̣-
δρα βιβλίοις, ἐν δὲ τῇ διακρίσει τασ-
σόμενος οὐ δεδύνημαι τὰς τοῦ γένους
μου ἀποδείξεις παρασχέσθαι· ἀναγ̣-
κα̣ί̣ως νῦν παρέχων τῆς ἐπικρί-
σ̣[εως τὸ σ]ύμβολον καὶ τοῦ γένους
τ̣ὰ̣[ς ἀ]π̣ο̣δ̣είξεις ἐπιδίδωμι τάδε
τὰ [βι]β̣[λ]ί̣α καὶ ἀξιῶ καὶ αὐτὸς
μετα̣[σ]χ̣[εῖ]ν̣ τ̣ῆς τοῦ σίτου δωρεᾶς
ἐπικρι[θ]εὶς τῷ ιε (ἔτει) κατὰ τὰ δόξαν-
τα τῇ κ̣[ρ]ατίστῃ βουλῇ πρὸς ἴσον
τῶν ὁ[μ]ο̣ίων μοι. διευτύχει.
(ἔτους) α̣
[Α]ὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος
Λουκ[ίου] Δ̣ομιτ’τίου Αὐρηλιανοῦ
Εὐσεβο[ῦς] Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβα̣[σ]τοῦ καὶ Ἰουλίου
Α̣ὐ̣[ρηλίου Σε]πτιμίου Οὐαβ̣αλλάθου
[Ἀθηνοδώ]ρ̣ου τοῦ λαμπρο̣τ̣άτου βασιλέως
[ὑπάτου αὐ]τ̣οκράτο̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣ σ̣τ̣ρ̣α̣[τ]η̣γοῦ Ῥωμ̣[αίων]
[ -ca.?- ] (hand 4) Αὐρήλιο[ς] Μέλας Ἡρα-
[κλείδου ἐπιδέ]δ̣ωκα. Α̣ὐ̣ρήλιος
[ - ca.10 - ἔγρα]ψ̣α ὑπὲρ̣ α̣ὐ̣τοῦ μὴ
[εἰδότος γράμμ]α̣τα.

Latin Text

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English Translation

(hand 2) Answered(?) (hand 3)
18
(hand 1) To Calpurnius Horion, the most excellent hypomnēmatographos (recorder), councillor of the most illustrious city of the Alexandrians,
from Aurelius Melas, son of Herakleides, grandson of Ammonius, also called(?) Diogenes, whose mother is Thaesis, from the illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus.
Having presented myself and having been examined at the quarter of Myrobalanos, and having been enrolled in the lists provided for the sacred grain allowance by the phylarch, according to the individual registers, but at the time of the examination I was unable to provide proofs of my lineage.
Now, necessarily providing the token of the examination and the proofs of my lineage, I submit these documents and request that I too may partake of the grain allowance, having been examined in the 15th year according to the decision of the most excellent council, equally with those similar to myself. Farewell.
Year 1(?) of the Emperor Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, Pious, Fortunate, Augustus, and Julius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus, the most illustrious king, consul, emperor, general of the Romans.
[ -ca.?- ] (hand 4) I, Aurelius Melas, son of Herakleides, have submitted (this). I, Aurelius, wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters.