Extracted Text

Koine Greek

πέπρακα τὴν ὄνον καὶ ἀπέσχον τὴν τιμὴν καὶ βεβαιώσω ὡς πρόκειται καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα.

Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἄμμων ἱππεὺς ἰ μαγν⟦ι⟧ειφερ Ἀπριανῆς Φιλιππιανῶν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰτοδ γρ(άμματα).

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

I have sold the donkey and I have withdrawn the honor and I will confirm as it is proposed and having been asked, I confessed.

Titus Aelius Ammon, a horseman of the Aprian people of Philippi, wrote on behalf of him not to be a burden (or "not to be a nuisance").

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[πέπ]ρ̣[ακ]α̣ [τ]ὴν ὄνον̣
καὶ ἀπέσχον τὴν τ̣ι-
μὴν καὶ βεβαιώσω̣
ὡς πρόκ(ειται) καὶ ἐπερω̣-
τηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα.
Τίτος Αἴλιος Ἄμμων
ἱππεὺς ἰ
μ̣αγν⟦ι⟧ειφερ
εἴλης
Ἀπριανῆς
Φι̣λιππιανῶν
[ἔγρ](αψα(?)) ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ
[ - ca.4 - μ]ὴ εἰτοδ γρ(άμματα).

Apparatus Criticus (Latin)

7. l. ἰμαγίνιφερ : ϊμ̣αγν⟦ι⟧ειφερ papyrus
8. l. ἴλης
11. l. εἰδότος

English Translation

"I have sold the donkey and received the price, and I will confirm as stated above, and upon being questioned, I acknowledged it.
Titus Aelius Ammon,
cavalryman, standard-bearer (imaginifer),
of the troop (ala)
Apriana Philippiana.
I wrote on his behalf
[ - ca.4 - ] not knowing letters."

Notes on Latin Terms:

• ἰμαγίνιφερ (imaginifer): Latin military term meaning "standard-bearer," specifically one who carried the image (imago) of the emperor.
• εἴλης (ala): Latin term for a cavalry unit or troop.