ἀντίγρ[α]φον.
Νεῖλος ὁ καὶ Θέων βασιλ(ικὸς) γρ(αμματεὺς) Ὀξυρυγχ(ίτου) Πομπυλλίῳ Εὐδαίμονι βασιλ(ικῷ) γρ̣[(αμματεῖ)] Ὀάσεως Θηβαΐδος τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν.
Θεαγένης ὁ καὶ Λαδικηνὸς Θεαγέ- νους ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως ἐπέδω- κέ μο̣ι̣ β̣[ιβλ]ί̣διον δηλῶν ἀπὸ- γεγράφ[θαι αὐτ]ὸ̣ν παρὰ τῷ τῆς μη- τροπό[λεως τ]ῶν ἐνθάδε γρ(αμματεῖ) ὅν φη̣[σιν ἠγ]ορακέναι κατὰ χρη(ματισμὸν) διὰ τοῦ̣ [ἐνθά]δ̣ε ἀγορανομείου τῷ Φαμεν̣[ὼθ το]ῦ διελθόντος κα (ἔτους) παρὰ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣ ς Ψεν\ανούβιος/ (*) τοῦ Παθ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ μη]τρὸς Τανααβίνιος ἀπὸ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ τ]ῆ̣[ς Μεικρᾶς (*) Ὀάσεως δοῦλο[ν Ἐπα]φρόδειτον ὄντα ⟦πρὸς⟧ \εἰς/ τὸ ἐν[εστὸς] κ̣β (ἔτος) (ἐτῶν) ζ ὡς καὶ ὑπʼ αὐ- τοῦ ἀγορασθέντα κατὰ χρηματισμ(ὸν) δ(ιὰ) γρα̣φ̣ε̣[ί]ο̣υ̣ Τ̣ρ̣ιμείθεως τῆς ὑπὸ σοὶ Ὀά̣[σεως τ]ῷ Μεχεὶρ τοῦ διελθ(όντος) κα (ἔτους) π̣[αρὰ Ψε]νοβάστιος Τιθοέυς (*) Ψεν ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ]ς̣ μητρὸς Τσενήσιος ἀπὸ τῆ̣[ς αὐτῆ]ς Τριμείθ(εως) ἀγορασθ(έντα) καὶ ὑ̣[πʼ αὐτοῦ] κατὰ χιρόγραφον (*) τῷ ιϛ (ἔτει) Ἀ[ντωνίνο]υ Καίσαρος τ[οῦ] κυρίου [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ] ̣
Apparatus
^ 14. corr. ex ψεν⟦οβαστιοσ⟧
^ 16. l. Μικρᾶς
^ 22. l. Τιθοέους
^ 25. l. χειρόγραφον
Copy.
Neilos, who is also Theon, royal scribe of Oxyrhynchus, to Pompyllios Eudaimon, royal scribe of Oases of Thebaid, greetings to the most beloved.
Theagenes, who is also Ladikinos, son of Theagenes, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, has delivered to me a small book indicating that it has been written down by the scribe of the metropolis of those here, whom he says has been elected according to the oracle through the local market authority, during the year that has passed, from Psenanubios, son of Path, from the mother Tanabinos, from the Minor Oasis, being a slave Epaphroditos, being present in the current year (of years) 7, as also having been purchased by him according to the oracle through the writing of Trimithios, of the Oasis under you, to Mecheir of the year that has passed, from Psenobastios, son of Tithoeus, (*) from the same Trimithios, having been purchased and also by him according to the handwritten document (*) in the 16th year of Antoninus Caesar, our lord.
ἀντίγρ[α]φον.
Νεῖλος ὁ καὶ Θέων βασιλ(ικὸς) γρ(αμματεὺς) Ὀξυρυγχ(ίτου)
Πομπυλλίῳ Εὐδαίμονι βασιλ(ικῷ)
γρ̣[(αμματεῖ)] Ὀάσεως Θηβαΐδος τῶι
φιλτάτωι χαίρειν.
Θεαγένης ὁ καὶ Λαδικηνὸς Θεαγέ-
νους ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως ἐπέδω-
κέ μο̣ι̣ β̣[ιβλ]ί̣διον δηλῶν ἀπὸ-
γεγράφ[θαι αὐτ]ὸ̣ν παρὰ τῷ τῆς μη-
τροπό[λεως τ]ῶν ἐνθάδε γρ(αμματεῖ)
ὅν φη̣[σιν ἠγ]ορακέναι κατὰ χρη(ματισμὸν)
διὰ τοῦ̣ [ἐνθά]δ̣ε ἀγορανομείου τῷ
Φαμεν̣[ὼθ το]ῦ διελθόντος κα (ἔτους)
παρὰ [ - - - ] Ψεν\ανούβιος/ τοῦ
Παθ̣[ - - - μη]τρὸς Τανααβίνιος
ἀπὸ [ - - - τ]ῆ̣ς Μεικρᾶς Ὀάσεως
δοῦλο[ν Ἐπα]φρόδειτον ὄντα ⟦πρὸς⟧ \εἰς/
τὸ ἐν[εστὸς] κβ (ἔτος) (ἐτῶν) ζ
ὡς καὶ ὑπʼ αὐ-
τοῦ ἀγορασθέντα κατὰ χρηματισμ(ὸν)
δ(ιὰ) γρα̣φ̣ε̣[ί]ο̣υ̣ Τ̣ρ̣ιμείθεως τῆς ὑπὸ
σοὶ Ὀά̣[σεως τ]ῷ Μεχεὶρ τοῦ διελθ(όντος)
κα (ἔτους) π̣[αρὰ Ψε]νοβάστιος Τιθοέυς Ψεν[ - - - ]ς̣ μητρὸς Τσενήσιος
ἀπὸ τῆ̣[ς αὐτῆ]ς Τριμείθ(εως) ἀγορασθ(έντα)
καὶ ὑ̣[πʼ αὐτοῦ] κατὰ χειρόγραφον
τῷ ιϛ (ἔτει) Ἀ[ντωνίνο]υ Καίσαρος τ[οῦ] κυρίου
Copy.
Neilos, also called Theon, royal scribe of Oxyrhynchus,
to Pompyllios Eudaimon, royal scribe
of the Oasis of the Thebaid, his most beloved, greetings.
Theagenes, also called Ladikenos, son of Theagenes,
from the city of Oxyrhynchus, has handed over to me a small document,
declaring that he has been registered by the scribe of the metropolis here,
whom he claims to have purchased officially
through the local agoranomeion (market office) in the month of Phamenoth of the past 21st year,
from [ - - - ] Psenanoubios, son of Path[ - - - ], whose mother is Tanaabinis,
from the Small Oasis,
a slave named Epaphroditos, who is now in his 22nd year, aged 7 years,
and who was also purchased by him officially
through the registry office of Trimithis, which is under your jurisdiction,
in the month of Mecheir of the past 21st year,
from Psenobastis, son of Tithoes, whose mother is Tsenesis,
from the same Trimithis, having been purchased
by him according to a handwritten contract
in the 16th year of Antoninus Caesar, the lord.