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Koine Greek

τοὺς στρατευομένους καὶ ἀδιαθέτους τελευτῶντας
ἐξὸν τέκνοις καὶ συγγενέσιν κληρονομεῖν ὅταν τοῦ
αὐτοῦ γένους ὦσιν οἱ μετερχόμενοι. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ
τῶν ἐπὶ φόνοις ἢ μείζοσιν ἁμαρτήμασιν κολαζο-
μένων ἢ καὶ διὰ ὁμοίας αἰτίας αὐθαίρετον φυγὴν ἑ-
λομένων τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ἀναλαμβάνεται δίδοται
των καὶ ταῖς γυναιξὶν ἐν ἀργυρίοις
αὐτοῖς δὲ τὸ δωδέκατον ὑπὸ
οἱ παρὰ προστάγματα βασιλέων ἢ ἐπάρχων τι πρ[άξαν-]
τες ἀκαταλλήλως ἐζημιώθησαν οἱ μὲν τετάρτῳ μέρει
τῆς οὐσίας οἱ δὲ ἡμίσει ἄλλοι δὲ ἐξ ὅλων
οἱ ἐξ ἀστῆς καὶ Αἰγυπτ[ί]ου γενόμ[ε]νοι μέν[ουσι μὲν]
Αἰγύπτιοι ἀμφοτέρους δὲ κλῆρονομοῦσι τοὺς γονεῖς
Ῥωμαίου ἢ Ῥωμ]αίας κατ’ ἄγν̣ο̣ι̣αν συνελθ[όντων]
τὰ τέκνα τ̣ῷ̣ ἥ̣τ̣τ̣ονι γένει ἀκολουθεῖ
τὰ περὶ τῶν εἰσαγ[ό]ντων οὓς μὴ δεῖ εἰς τὴ[ν Ἀλεξανδρέ-]
ων πολιτείαν̣ νῦν ἡγεμονικῆς γέ[γονεν διαγνώσεως]
ἐὰν Αἰγύπτιος ἐκ κοπ[ρίας ἀνέλ]η̣[ται

Latin

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Translation into English

Those who are serving and are without disposition, when they die, are allowed to inherit to their children and relatives when they belong to the same lineage. But if not, those who are punished for murders or greater offenses, or also for similar reasons, may take an arbitrary flight, and their possessions are taken up.
And to the women in silver, the twelfth part is given to them.
Those who act contrary to the commands of kings or governors are penalized; some suffer a fourth part of their property, others half, and others from all.
Those who are from the city and from Egypt remain, while the Egyptians inherit from both parents.
When Romans or those from Rome gather in ignorance, the children follow the lesser lineage.
Concerning those who are brought in, whom it is not necessary to enter into the Alexandrian polity, now there has been a ruling of the governor.
If an Egyptian is taken from the dung...