Extracted Text

Koine Greek

τοῖς ἄρχουσι παρὰ Πο̣λ̣ύ̣κτορος̣ τοῦ̣ Πολύκτορος Μακε̣δ̣ό̣ν̣ος τ̣ῶν Δημητρίου ἱππέων μισθοφόρων.

ἐν τῶι λϛ (ἔτει) συνηρμόσθην Σωστράτηι καὶ ἐθέμ̣η̣ν συγγραφὴν (ταλάντων) ιβ · μετὰ δ̣ὲ ταῦτα πωλουμένης οἰκίας ὑπό τινος Φι̣λάγρου (*).

μετέ- δωκέν μοι ἡ τῆς Σωστράτης̣ μήτηρ Ταλ̣οῦς διʼ ἧς καὶ ὠνησάμην̣ τὴν οἰκίαν κ̣[αὶ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] τὴν καθήκουσαν παρα-χώρησιν ἐπόησ̣α̣ (*).

εἴς τε ἐματόν (*).

κα̣ὶ̣ τ̣ὴ̣ν̣ [ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ] Σ̣ω̣στράτην κα[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Latin

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Translation into English

To the rulers from Polyctor of Macedon, of the mercenaries of Demetrius.

In the 16th year, I was assembled with Sostratus and I established a writing (of talents) 12. After these things, when the house was being sold by someone named Philagros (*).

My mother Sostratus, Talous, through whom I also purchased the house and the appropriate concession I made (*).

And to myself (*).

And the [  ] Sostratus [*].

Extracted Koine Greek Text

τοῖς ἄρχουσι
παρὰ Πο̣λ̣ύ̣κτορος̣ τοῦ̣
Πολύκτορος Μακε̣δ̣ό̣ν̣ος τ̣ῶν
Δημητρίου ἱππέων μισθοφόρων.
ἐν τῶι λϛ (ἔτει) συνηρμόσθην
Σωστράτηι καὶ ἐθέμ̣η̣ν
συγγραφὴν (ταλάντων) ιβ·
μετὰ δ̣ὲ ταῦτα πωλουμένης οἰκίας
ὑπό τινος Φι̣λάγρου μετέ-
δωκέν μοι ἡ τῆς Σωστράτης̣
μήτηρ Ταλ̣οῦς διʼ ἧς καὶ
ὠνησάμην̣ τὴν οἰκίαν κ̣[αὶ
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]
τὴν καθήκουσαν παρα-
χώρησιν ἐπόησ̣α̣ εἴς τε
ἐματόν κα̣ὶ̣ τ̣ὴ̣ν̣ [....]
Σ̣ω̣στράτην κα[....]

English Translation

To the authorities,
from Polyktores, son of Polyktores, a Macedonian,
of the mercenary cavalry of Demetrios.
In the 36th year, I was joined with Sostrate and made
a written agreement for 12 talents.
After this, when a house was being sold
by a certain Philagros,
the mother of Sostrate, Talous, transferred it to me,
through whom I also purchased the house and [....]
I made the appropriate transfer
both to myself and to [....] Sostrate [....]

Apparatus (Corrections)

• Line 9: corrected from παλαγρου to Φιλάγρου
• Line 14: should read ἐποίησα instead of ἐπόησα
• Line 15: should read ἐμαυτόν instead of ἐματόν