Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ὑ
πατίας τῶν δεσπ[οτῶν ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίνου καὶ] Λικινίου Σεβασ[τῶν τὸ
Αὐρήλιος Εὐάγ’γ[ελος
ἀπὸ] κώμης Τήεως η̣ [πάγου τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου νομοῦ]
Αὐρηλίῳ Λεων[ίδῃ Θέωνος ἀπὸ τῆς λαμ(πρᾶς) καὶ] λαμ(προτάτης) Ὀξυρυγχιτῶ[ν πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ]
πεπρακέναι σοι ἐντ[εῦθεν
τὸν] καρπὸν λινοκαλάμ[ης
ἐνάτου καὶ
κοινωνίᾳ̣ ἐμοῦ κ̣[αὶ
[τιμ]ῆς τῆς συμπεφ[ωνημένης πρὸς ἀλλήλους
[Σεβασ]τῶν νομίσμ[ατος
ἅπ̣ε̣ρ [περὶ ἧς ἀ̣ρ̣ι̣θ̣[μήσεως
ἐφʼ ᾧτε
[ω̣ν̣τ̣ο̣
μ̣[
εἰς τὸ] ἴ
διον τελοῦν[τα
δημόσια τε-]
λέσματα καὶ ἐπικλασμοὺ[ς καὶ ἐπιμερισμοὺς τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος]
ἔτους καὶ παντοίων χρ[α-]
φεῖσα καὶ ἐπερωτηθ(εὶς) ὡμ[ολόγησα.
Αὐρήλιος Εὐά[γγε]λος [πέπρακα τὸν καρπὸν ἀρού-]
ρης μιᾶς λινοκαλάμης καὶ ἀπέ[σχον
[τά]λαντα ἑπτὰ κ̣α̣ὶ
τ̣ε̣λ̣έ̣σ̣μ̣α̣τ̣α̣[

Latin

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Translation into English

"To the most honorable of our lords, Constantine and Licinius, the Augusti, Aurelius Evangelos from the village of Thee, from the district of Oxyrhynchus, greetings. I acknowledge that I have sold to you from here the produce of a single flax plant, and I have received seven talents and the necessary payments for the current year and all kinds of accounts, and I have been questioned and I have agreed. Aurelius Evangelos has sold the produce of a single flax plant and has received seven talents."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

ὑπατίας τῶν δεσπ[οτῶν ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίνου καὶ]
Λικινίου Σεβασ[τῶν τὸ ...]
Αὐρήλιος Εὐάγγελος [ἀπὸ]
κώμης Τήεως [ἡ]πάγου τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου νομοῦ
Αὐρηλίῳ Λεων[ίδῃ Θέωνος ἀπὸ τῆς λαμ(πρᾶς) καὶ]
λαμ(προτάτης) Ὀξυρυγχιτῶ[ν πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ]
πεπρακέναι σοι ἐντ[εῦθεν ... τὸν]
καρπὸν λινοκαλάμ[ης ...]
ἐνάτου καὶ ...
κοινωνίᾳ ἐμοῦ κ[αὶ ...]
[τιμ]ῆς τῆς συμπεφ[ωνημένης πρὸς ἀλλήλους ...]
[Σεβασ]τῶν νομίσμ[ατος ...]
περὶ ἧς ἀριθ[μήσεως ...]
ἐφʼ ᾧτε ...
... εἰς τὸ ἴδιον τελοῦν[τα ... δημόσια τε-]
λέσματα καὶ ἐπικλασμοὺ[ς καὶ ἐπιμερισμοὺς τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος]
ἔτους καὶ παντοίων χρ[ημάτων ... γρα-]
φεῖσα καὶ ἐπερωτηθ(εὶς) ὡμ[ολόγησα.]
——
(hand 2) Αὐρήλιος Εὐά[γγε]λος [πέπρακα τὸν καρπὸν ἀρού-]
ρης μιᾶς λινοκαλάμης καὶ ἀπέ[σχον ...]
[τά]λαντα ἑπτὰ καὶ ...
... τελέσματα [...]

English Translation

In the consulship of our lords [Constantine and] Licinius, Augusti, [on the ... day/month/year],
Aurelius Evangelos from the village of Teeos, of the Oxyrhynchite nome,
to Aurelius Leonides, son of Theon, from the splendid and most illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus, greetings.
I acknowledge that I have sold to you from now on [...] the crop of flax-straw [...]
of the ninth and [...] in partnership with myself and [...]
at the price agreed upon between us [...]
in imperial currency [...]
concerning which accounting [...]
on condition that [...]
[...] paying into your own account [...] public taxes
and additional levies and apportionments for the current year
and all sorts of charges [...]
Having written and having been questioned, I acknowledged.
——
(hand 2) I, Aurelius Evangelos, have sold the crop of flax-straw from one aroura and have received [...]
seven talents and [...]
[...] taxes [...]

Apparatus (Latin)

1. ϋπατιασ papyrus (corrected form: ὑπατίας)
3. ευαγ’γ[ελοσ papyrus (corrected form: Εὐάγγελος)
19. ϊδιον papyrus (corrected form: ἴδιον)