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Koine Greek

ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Ὁνωρίου τὸ η̣ καὶ Θεοδοσίου τὸ γ τῶν αἰωνίων Αὐγούστων, Φαῶφι κα. ίου πολιτευόμενος τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμ[π]ροτάτης Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως τοῖς κ]λ̣ηρονόμοις Διονυσ̣ί̣[ου] γ̣ε̣ν̣ομένου πρεσ̣β̣[υτ]έ̣ρ̣[ου]

Latin

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Translation into English

Of the consulate of our lords Honorius and Theodosius, of the eternal Augusti, while serving in the illustrious and most brilliant city of the Oxyrhynchites, to the heirs of Dionysius, the elder born.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμ]ῶν Ὁνωρίου τὸ η̣ καὶ Θεοδοσίου τὸ γ τῶν αἰωνίων [ -ca.?- ] Αὐγούστων, Φαῶφι κα. [ - ca.22 - ] ̣ ̣ ίου πολιτευόμενος τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμ[π]ροτάτης [Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως τοῖς κ]λ̣ηρονόμοις Διονυσ̣ί̣[ου] γ̣ε̣ν̣ομένου πρεσ̣β̣[υτ]έ̣ρ̣[ου] ̣ ̣ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

English Translation

[In the consulship of our lords] Honorius for the eighth time and Theodosius for the third time, the eternal [ -ca.?- ] Augusti, on the 21st of Phaophi [ - ca.22 - ] ... serving as a citizen (or official) of the illustrious and most illustrious [city of the Oxyrhynchites, to the] heirs of Dionysius, formerly a presbyter ... [text incomplete] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Notes:

• Honorius and Theodosius: Roman emperors Honorius (Western Roman Emperor, reigned 393–423 AD) and Theodosius II (Eastern Roman Emperor, reigned 408–450 AD). The reference to their consulships ("ὑπατείας") helps date the document approximately to the early 5th century AD.
• Phaophi: An Egyptian month, corresponding roughly to late September–October in the Julian calendar.
• Oxyrhynchus: A prominent city in Roman Egypt, known for numerous papyrus finds.
• Dionysius, presbyter: Indicates Dionysius was a priest or elder in the early Christian church.
• The text is fragmentary and incomplete, indicated by brackets and dashes.