Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Πετεχῶν Ὡρίω-νι καὶ Ἀπολλῶτι τοῖς φιλτάτοις χαίρειν. ἀγόρασον ἡμεῖν μέτρον ἥμισου θέρμο̣υ̣ καὶ ἥμισου ἐρε-χμό̣ς. καὶ ἐρείδιν ε[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [̣ ̣ ̣]ρ̣α̣σμ̣[̣]ν̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] π(αρὰ) Πετεχ(ῶντος) Ὡ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ Ἀπολλῶ[τι]

Latin

None extracted.

Translation into English

Greetings to my dearest friends, Petekhon and Apollon. Buy for us a measure of half a warm and half a rough. And to support [something unclear] [something unclear] from Petekhon to Apollon.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Πετεχῶν Ὡρίωνι καὶ Ἀπολλῶτι τοῖς φιλτάτοις χαίρειν.
ἀγόρασον ἡμεῖν μέτρον ἥμισου θέρμου καὶ ἥμισου ἐρεχμός.
καὶ [ . . . ] ἐρείδιν ε[ . . . ]
[ . . . ]ρ̣α̣σμ̣[ . . . ]ν̣[ . . . ]

Apparatus Criticus (Editorial Corrections)

• r.5: l. ἡμῖν (correct form)
• r.6: l. ἥμισυ (correct form)
• r.7: l. ἥμισυ (correct form)
• r.7-8: l. ἐρε|γμοῦ (correct form)
• r.8-9: l. ἐρίδιον, Th. Kruse, Tyche 25 (2010) 220 : καὶ ν̣[ῦν] | ἔχει Δινε[ . . . ] prev. ed.

Extracted Latin Abbreviations

v (verso):
π(αρὰ) Πετεχ(ῶντος) Ὡ . . . Ἀπολλῶ[τι]

English Translation

Petechon to Horion and Apollos, my dearest friends, greetings.
Buy for us half a measure of lupines (beans) and half a measure of chickling (grass pea).
And [ . . . ] a small woolen garment (?) [ . . . ]
[ . . . ] . . . [ . . . ] . . . [ . . . ]

Translation Notes:

• "Πετεχῶν" (Petechon) is the sender's name.
• "Ὡρίωνι καὶ Ἀπολλῶτι" (Horion and Apollos) are the recipients.
• "τοῖς φιλτάτοις χαίρειν" means "to my dearest friends, greetings."
• "ἀγόρασον" means "buy."
• "μέτρον ἥμισυ" means "half a measure."
• "θέρμου" refers to lupines (a type of legume).
• "ἐρεγμοῦ" (corrected form) refers to chickling or grass pea (another type of legume).
• "ἐρίδιον" (suggested correction) possibly refers to a small woolen garment or cloth.
• The text is fragmentary; some words and meanings remain uncertain.