Extracted Text

Koine Greek

βασιλεσσης

Κλεοπάτρας

ἔτους

ϛ

Μεσο(ρὴ)

Ἀμμωνᾶς Ἱέρακ[ο]ς̣. τέλο̣ς̣

οἰκίας τρισστέγου

αὐλῆ̣ς̣ ἐκ τοῦ ἀπὸ ν̣[ό]τ̣ου̣ καὶ λιβικ̣(οῦ) μέρος

τῆς οἰκίας, πάντων βί̣κων̣ ἓξ ἡμισου

ὡς ἐὰν [ ]ε̣π̣ι̣τ̣[ ] καὶ τῆς εἰς ταυται εἰσόδ̣(ου) καὶ [ἐξόδου] καὶ τῶν συ̣κυ̣ρόντω̣ν [τῶν]

ὄντων ἐν κώμῃ [τῆς] μέσης τοπ̣α̣ρ̣[χίας, ἃς ἐωνήσατο] παρ(ὰ) Διομηδη̣ς̣ [καὶ Χαρίας]

κατὰ Αἰγ(υπτίας) συνγρ(αφὰς)

Διομήδους

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

Of the queen Cleopatra, in the year 6, in the month 26. The end of the house of the three-roofed house, the courtyard from the south and the Libyan part of the house, of all the six and a half houses, as long as it is permitted to enter and exit and of those who are in the village of the middle of the district, which was purchased from Diomedes and Charias according to the Egyptian writings.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

βασιλεσσης (*) Κλεοπάτρας (ἔτους) ϛ Μεσο(ρὴ) κϛ.
Ἀμμωνᾶς Ἱέρακ[ο]ς̣. τέλο̣ς̣ οἰκίας τρισστέγου (*) κ̣[... ]ρο̣ς̣ [...]
αὐλῆ̣ς̣ ἐκ τοῦ ἀπὸ ν̣[ό]τ̣ου̣ καὶ λιβικ̣(οῦ) μέρος (*) τῆς οἰκίας, πάντων βί̣κων̣ ἓξ ἡμισου (*), ὡς ἐὰν [...]ε̣π̣ι̣τ̣[...]
καὶ τῆς εἰς ταυται (*) εἰσόδ̣(ου) καὶ [ἐξόδου] καὶ τῶν συ̣κυ̣ρόντω̣ν (*) [τῶν] ὄντων ἐν κώμῃ [...] τῆς] μέσης τοπ̣α̣ρ̣[χίας, ἃς ἐωνήσατο]
παρ(ὰ) Διομηδη̣ς̣ (*) [...] καὶ Χαρίας [...] κατὰ] Αἰγ(υπτίας) συνγρ(αφὰς) [...]

Apparatus Criticus (Editorial Corrections)

• βασιλεσσης → βασιλίσσης
• τρισστέγου → τριστέγου
• μέρος → μέρους
• ἡμισου → ἡμίσους
• ταυται → ταύτας
• συκυρόντω̣ν → συγκυρόντων
• Διομηδη̣ς̣ → Διομήδους

English Translation

In the 6th year of Queen Cleopatra, on the 26th of Mesore.
Ammonas, son of Hierax. Boundary of a three-storied house [...] courtyard from the southern and western part of the house, total area six and a half bikoi (units of measurement), as [...] and the entrance and [exit] to these (areas), and of the appurtenances existing in the village [...] of the middle toparchy, which he purchased from Diomedes [...] and Charias [...] according to Egyptian contracts [...]

Notes

The text is fragmentary and contains several lacunae (gaps). The corrections provided in the apparatus criticus clarify the intended readings of certain words. The document appears to be a property record or deed, mentioning boundaries, measurements, and previous ownership according to Egyptian legal documents ("Egyptian contracts").