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Koine Greek

Ἀμμωνίωι στρατηγῶι Ἀραβ(ίας)
Πανοτβεῦς Ψιβήχιος μητρὸς
Ταφεσιήους ἀπὸ κώμης
ἀναδοθεὶς εὐσχήμων ε̣[ἰ]ς̣ τ̣ὸ̣ παραλαβεῖν συναγ[ο]ρ̣α̣σ̣τ̣ι̣κ̣ο̣ῦ̣ πυροῦ (ἀρτάβας)
πεμπομέν εἰς τὸν τῆς Νέας Πόλ̣ε̣ω̣ς̣ χειρι̣σ̣(μὸν)
ἀκολούθως τῇ γραφείσῃ σοι ὑπὸ [Ἰ]ουλίου Μακεδόνος (ἑκατοντάρχου), ὀμνύω
τὴν Αὐρηλίου Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου τύχην ἐξαυ-
τῆ̣ς̣ π̣α̣ραλήμψεσθαι τὰς ἀπὸ ἐμβαλομένας εἰς πλοῖα
συναγοραστικοῦ πυροῦ καὶ ταύτας κ[ατά]ξ̣ε̣ι̣ν̣ εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν καὶ
παρα̣δώσειν εἰς τὸν τῆς Νέας Πόλεως χειρισμὸν καὶ κομιεῖν ἀντιφώνη̣σ̣ι̣ν̣.
ἡ χειρογραφία κυρία̣. π̣αρέσχ̣ο̣ν δὲ ἐμαυτοῦ ἐ̣ν[γυ]ητὴν
(*) Ἀπολλων
(*) Ἀβνησίου ἀρχιερατεύσαντα πόλεως Φακου-
σειτῶν.
(ἔτους) κδ
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Μάρκου Αὐρηλ[ίο]υ Κ̣[ομμ]όδου Ἀντωνίνου
Σεβαστοῦ [Ἀ]ρμενιακοῦ Μηδικοῦ Παρθικοῦ Σαρματικοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Μεγίστου, Ἁθὺρ
(hand 2) Πανοτβεῦς Πιβήχιος μητρὸς Ταπησιῆος ὤμοσα τὸν̣ ὅρκο̣ν̣ ὡ̣ς πρόκειται.
Ἀπολλώνι̣ο̣ς̣ Ἀβνησίου ἀρχ̣ι̣α̣ρχιαρτευσαν
(*) ἔ̣γ̣ραψα ὑπ̣ (*) αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰδ[ό]τος γράμματα καὶ ἐν-
γοιῶμε̣ (*) αὐτόν̣.
(hand 3) Ποσιδωνις (*) ἐν κλήρῳ ὑπηρετῶν ἐπηκολούθησα.

Latin

(hand 2)
Autocrator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Augustus Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Sarmaticus Germanicus Maximus

Translation

To Ammonius, the general of Arabia,
Panotbeus, son of Psibichus, from the village of Tafesius,
having been dedicated, a respectable one, to receive the communal fire (artabas)
being sent to the management of the New City,
according to the writing sent to you by Julius Macedon (centurion), I swear
by the fortune of our lord Caesar Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
that I will immediately receive the contributions from
the communal fire and send them to Alexandria and
deliver them to the management of the New City and take care of the responses.
The manuscript is authoritative. I have provided my own guarantee
(*) Apollon
(*) of Abnesius, having served as high priest of the city of Phacus.
(Year) 24
Of the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus
Augustus Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Sarmaticus Germanicus Maximus, Athur
(hand 2) Panotbeus, son of Pibichus of Tapisius swore the oath as is appropriate.
Apollonius of Abnesius served as high priest
(*) I wrote under (*) his authority, not knowing letters and
I will guarantee (*) him.
(hand 3) Posidonis (*) in the clerical service followed.