Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ἔτους

ιβ

Λουκίου Σεπτιμίου Σεουήρου

Εὐσεβοῦς Περτίνακος μαὶ Μάρκου

Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσεβοῦς

Σεβαστῶν καὶ Πουβλίου Σεπτιμίου Γέτα

Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ εἴργ(ασται) ὑπ(ὲρ) χωμ(ατικῶν) τ(οῦ) (αὐτοῦ)

ιβ

(ἔτους) Φαρμ(οῦθι)

κα̣

ἕω̣ς̣

κε̣

χ̣ώ̣μ̣(ατι)

ω̣( ) Φιλαδελφίας

ρα̣κλιος

Latin

None extracted.

Translation into English

Year 12 of Lucius Septimius Severus, the pious Pertinax and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus the pious, of the Sebastians and Publius Septimius Geta, of Caesar Augustus, has been made under the jurisdiction of the (his) local officials.

Year 12 of Pharmouthi, from the beginning of the month of Philadelphus.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

ἔτους ιβ Λουκίου Σεπτιμίου Σεουήρου Εὐσεβοῦς Περτίνακος καὶ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνείνου Εὐσεβοῦς Σεβαστῶν καὶ Πουβλίου Σεπτιμίου Γέτα Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ εἴργ(ασται) ὑπ(ὲρ) χωμ(ατικῶν) τ(οῦ) (αὐτοῦ) ιβ (ἔτους) Φαρμ(οῦθι) κα̣ ἕω̣ς̣ κε̣ χ̣ώ̣μ̣(ατι) [...] ω̣( ) Φιλαδελφίας [...] ρα̣κλιος

Extracted Latin Text

Lucius Septimius Severus, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Publius Septimius Geta, Caesar Augustus

English Translation

In the 12th year of Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Augusti, and Publius Septimius Geta Caesar Augustus, work was done on behalf of the embankments (or earthworks) of the same (year), in the month Pharmouthi, from the 21st to the 25th, on the embankment [...] of Philadelphia [...] raklios (possibly a personal name or place name fragment).

Notes:

• "ἔτους ιβ" means "in the 12th year."
• "εἴργ(ασται)" is abbreviated from "εἴργασται," meaning "work was done."
• "ὑπ(ὲρ) χωμ(ατικῶν)" refers to "on behalf of embankments" or "earthworks."
• "Φαρμ(οῦθι)" is the Egyptian month Pharmouthi (approximately March-April).
• "Φιλαδελφίας" refers to the city of Philadelphia (modern-day Amman in Jordan or possibly Philadelphia in Egypt).
• The text is fragmentary, and some words or letters are uncertain or missing, indicated by brackets and dots.