Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος
ὁ πρ]ο̣στρατηγήσας
Ἀπολλώνιος
ὑπὲρ φόρων
Κομμό]δου Ἀντωνί[ν]ου Καίσαρος
ἐδηλ]ώθησαν μεμετρῆσθαι
του Μεσορὴ

Latin

(ἔτους)

Translation

"Of Heracleides' portion
the one who was the general
Apollonius
concerning taxes
of Commodus Antoninus Caesar
were declared to be measured
of the Mesore

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος
ὁ προστατηγήσας (?) Ἀπολλώνιος
ὑπὲρ φόρων κε (ἔτους)
Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος
πυροῦ ἀρταβ- μυριαδ- πα Δωξβ 𐅵 γ´ κδ´ μη´ ϙϛ´
ἀρταβ- μυριάδες ε Δωμα κδ´
ἀρταβ- Βϡλ
ἀρταβ- Ατοε 𐅵 γ´ κδ´
ἀρταβ- νη ιβ´
ἀρταβ- α
ἀρταβ- ιβ ιβ´
ἐδηλώθησαν μεμετρῆσθαι
του Μεσορὴ πυροῦ ἀρταβ- μυριαδ- κβ Γφπα γ´ ιβ´
ἀρταβ- μυριαδ- β Δφπθ 𐅵 μη´
ξϛ 𐅵 δ´

Extracted Latin Text

Commodus Antoninus Caesar

English Translation

From the district (meris) of Herakleides,
Apollonios, who served as strategos (?),
concerning taxes for the 25th (?) year
of Commodus Antoninus Caesar.
Wheat measured in artabas (a grain measure), myriads (tens of thousands):
pa Doxb (numeric notation unclear) 𐅵 3, 24, 48, 96
artabas myriads: 5 Doma 24
artabas: 231 (Bϡλ)
artabas: 1375 (Ατοε) 𐅵 3, 24
artabas: 58 (νη) 12
artabas: 1 (α)
artabas: 12 (ιβ) 12
Declared to have been measured:
In the month Mesore, wheat artabas myriads: 22 Γφπα 3, 12
artabas myriads: 2 Δφπθ 𐅵 48
66 𐅵 4

Notes:

• "Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος" refers to the administrative district (meris) of Herakleides in Egypt.
• "ὁ προστατηγήσας" indicates someone who served as strategos (a local administrative official).
• "Κομμόδου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος" refers to the Roman Emperor Commodus Antoninus Caesar (reigned 177–192 AD).
• "ἀρταβ-" (artaba) is an ancient Egyptian measure of grain.
• "μυριάδες" (myriads) indicates tens of thousands, used here as a large numeric unit.
• The numeric notations (e.g., Δωξβ, Γφπα, Δφπθ) represent Greek numerals, the exact numeric values of which are uncertain without further context.
• "ἐδηλώθησαν μεμετρῆσθαι" means "they were declared to have been measured."
• "του Μεσορὴ" refers to the Egyptian month Mesore (approximately July-August).