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Koine Greek

ἐνάρχῳ πρυτάνι
τῆς Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως
παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Τυράννου Πτολεμαίου
καὶ Ἄπειτος Πτολλίωνος ἀμφοτέρων
μισθωτῶν βαλανείου πρότερον
Ἀρρίου Ἀπολιναρίου νυνὶ δὲ τῆς πόλεως.
αἰτούμεθα ἐπισταλῆναι ἐκ τοῦ
τῆς πόλεως λόγου ὑπὲρ μισθῶν
ἧς ποιούμεθα ὑπηρεσίας τοῦ ὄντος μηνὸς
Ἐπεὶφ τὰς αἱρούσας τῷδε τῷ μηνὶ
ἀκολουθῶς αἱρέσει ἡμῶν δραχμὰς
πεντακοσίας καὶ ἀξιοῦμεν ἐπιστεῖλέ
σὲ τῷ ταμίᾳ τῶν πολειτικῶν
χρρημάτων τὸν ἐξοδιασμὸν
ἡμῖν ποιήσασθαι τῶν προκειμένων δραχμῶν πεντακοσίων.
(ἔτους) Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Μάρκου
Αὐρηλίου Σεουήρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
Εὐσεβοῦς Εὐτυχούς Σεβαστοῦ, Επεὶφ

Latin

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Translation into English

In the archonship of the prytanis of the city of the Oxyrhynchites,
under Aurelius Tyrannus Ptolemaeus and Apetis of both,
the hired bath attendants previously of Arrius Apollinarius, but now of the city.
We request to be sent a letter from the city regarding the wages
of the services we are performing this month.
Since the selections for this month will follow,
we request our five hundred drachmas
and we ask you to send to the treasurer of the civic funds
the payment for us of the five hundred drachmas due.
(Year) of the Emperor Caesar Marcus
Aurelius Severus Alexander,
of the pious Eutychus the Augustus, since...

Koine Greek Text

[ἐνάρ]χῳ πρυτάνι
τῆς Ὀξ(υρυγχιτῶν) πόλ[εως]
[πα]ρ[ὰ] Αὐρηλίων Τυράννου Πτολεμαίου
καὶ Ἄπειτος Πτολλίων[ο]ς ἀμφοτέρων
μισθωτῶν βαλανείου πρότερον
Ἀρρίου Ἀπολιναρίου νυνὶ δὲ τῆς πόλε-
ως. αἰτούμεθα ἐπισταλῆναι ἐκ τοῦ
τῆς πόλεως λόγου ὑπὲρ μισθῶν
ἧς ποιούμεθα ὑπηρεσίας τοῦ ὄντος μη-
νὸς Ἐπεὶφ τὰς αἱρούσας τῷδε τῷ μηνὶ
ἀκολούθως αἱρέσει ἡμῶν δραχμὰς
πε[ντ]ακοσίας καὶ ἀξιοῦμεν ἐπιστεῖλαί
σε τῷ ταμίᾳ τῶν πολιτικῶν
χρημάτων τὸν ἐξοδιασμὸν
[ἡ]μῖν ποιήσασθαι τῶν προκειμέ-
[νω]ν δραχμῶν πεντακοσίων.
[(ἔτους) ...]
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Μάρκου
[Αὐρηλίο]υ Σεουήρου Ἀλεξάνδρου
[Εὐσεβοῦς Εὐ]τυχοῦς [Σεβ]α[στοῦ, Ἐπεὶφ ...]

Critical Apparatus (Latin)

• 3. l. πρυτάνει
• 13. l. ἐπιστεῖλαί
• 14. l. πολιτικῶν
• 16. l. [ἡ]μῖν

English Translation

"[To the] ruling prytanis of the city of the Oxyrhynchites,
from Aurelii Tyrannus, son of Ptolemaios,
and Apeis, son of Ptollion, both
lessees of the bathhouse formerly belonging
to Arrius Apolinarius, but now belonging to the city.
We request that an order be sent from the city's account
concerning the wages for the service we are performing
in the current month of Epeiph, amounting to the sum
agreed upon for this month according to our contract,
five hundred drachmas. And we ask you to instruct
the treasurer of the civic funds
to make payment to us of the aforementioned
five hundred drachmas.
[(Year) ...]
Of Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander
Pious, Fortunate, Augustus, [month of] Epeiph [...]"