βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Ἀρσινόης θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν (ἔτους) κα ἐφʼ ἱερέως Γαλέστου τοῦ Φιλι]στίωνος Ἀλεξάνδρου κ[αὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν καὶ θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν, κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Βερενίκης τῆς Σωσιπόλιος μηνὸς Ξανδίκου ἐγ (*) Κροκοδίλων πόλει τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ ἐπὶ προέδρου Ἰάσονος. δικασταὶ Διοκλῆς, Διόδωρος, Φιλόδημος, Κλέων, Μενεκράτης Ἀπολλωνίου, Ἀντισθένης, Μαιάνδριος, Σώνικος, Μενεκράτης Δημητρίου/. δίκη ἔρημος. κατεδικάσθη ἣν ἐγράψατο Πτολεμαῖος τῆς ἐπιγονῆς Νικασιβούλωι Αἰνιᾶνι τῶν Ἐτεωνέως χιλιάρχωι κληρούχωι πληγῶν. ὧν υ (δραχμ) ἄλλη δίκη ἔρημος. κατεδικάσθη ἣν ἐγράψατο Νικάνωρ Διοδώρου ὠκαῖος τῶν παρὰ Πτολεμαίωι Ἑρμογένους Συρακοσίωι τῆς ἐπιγονῆς κατὰ συγγραφὴν ε χαλκοῦ νομίσματος (δραχμ) σκε τοῦ καταλύματος ἄλλη δίκη ἔρημος. κατεδικάσθη ἣν ἐγράψατο Νίκων Διονυσίου Ἰνάχειος ἐπι[...]
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During the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy, and Arsinoe, gods of the Siblings (year) and under the priest Galestus of the Philistines, Alexander, and the gods of the Siblings and the Benefactor gods, bearer of offerings of Arsinoe, Philadelphus, Berenice, daughter of Sosipolis, in the month of Xandicus, in the city of Crocodilopolis of the Arsinoite nome, under the presidency of Jason. Judges: Diocles, Diodorus, Philodemus, Cleon, Menekrates son of Apollonius, Antisthenes, Maenandrius, Sonikos, Menekrates son of Demetrios. The case is deserted. It was condemned as written by Ptolemy concerning the descendants of Nikasiboulos, Aenian, of the Eteones, a chiliarch, holder of lots of wounds. Of which (drachmas) another case is deserted. It was condemned as written by Nikanor son of Diodorus, of the oikios of those near Ptolemy, Hermogenes of Syracuse, concerning the descendants according to the writing of a bronze coin (drachmas) of the lodging. Another case is deserted. It was condemned as written by Nicon son of Dionysius, of the Inachian [...].
βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Ἀρσινόης θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν (ἔτους) κα
ἐφʼ ἱερέως Γαλέστου τοῦ Φιλι στίωνος Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν καὶ θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν, κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Βερενίκης τῆς Σωσιπόλιος μηνὸς Ξανδίκου λ ἐγ
Κροκοδίλων πόλει τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ ἐπὶ προέδρου Ἰάσονος.
δικασταὶ Διοκλῆς, Διόδωρος, Φιλόδημος, Κλέων, Μενεκράτης Ἀπολλωνίου, Ἀντισθένης, Μαιάνδριος, Σώνικος, Μενεκράτης Δημητρίου.
δίκη ἔρημος. κατεδικάσθη ἣν ἐγράψατο Πτολεμαῖος τῆς ἐπιγονῆς Νικασιβούλωι Αἰνιᾶνι τῶν Ἐτεωνέως χιλιάρχωι κληρούχωι πληγῶν.
ἄλλη δίκη ἔρημος. κατεδικάσθη ἣν ἐγράψατο Νικάνωρ Διοδώρου [...] Πτολεμαίωι Ἑρμογένους Συρακοσίωι τῆς ἐπιγονῆς κατὰ συγγραφὴν [...] χαλκοῦ νομίσματος (δραχμ) σκε τοῦ καταλύματος.
ἄλλη δίκη ἔρημος. κατεδικάσθη ἣν ἐγράψατο Νίκων Διονυσίου Ἰνάχειος [...] ρας τοῦ ἱματίου τιμῆς.
In the reign of Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy, and Arsinoe, the sibling gods (year 21),
during the priesthood of Galestes, son of Philistion, Alexander, and of the sibling gods and the benefactor gods, with Arsinoe Philadelphos, daughter of Berenike, daughter of Sosipolis, as basket-bearer, in the month Xandikos, 33rd day,
in Crocodilopolis of the Arsinoite nome, under the presidency of Jason.
Judges: Diokles, Diodoros, Philodemos, Kleon, Menekrates son of Apollonios, Antisthenes, Maiandrios, Sonikos, Menekrates son of Demetrios.
Judgment by default. Condemned in the suit brought by Ptolemaios against Nikasiboulos, an Ainianian of the Eteonean division, chiliarch and cleruch, for assault.
Another judgment by default. Condemned in the suit brought by Nikanor son of Diodoros [...] against Ptolemaios son of Hermogenes, a Syracusan of the epigone, according to a written agreement [...] bronze currency (drachmas) 225, for lodging.
Another judgment by default. Condemned in the suit brought by Nikon son of Dionysios, an Inachian, [...] concerning the value of a garment.
The text is a judicial record from Ptolemaic Egypt, specifically from Crocodilopolis in the Arsinoite nome. It records several default judgments ("δίκη ἔρημος") in legal disputes involving assault, monetary debts, and property claims. The dating references the reign of Ptolemy and Arsinoe, sibling gods, indicating a Ptolemaic royal context.