Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ἀντώνιος Φιλόξενoς

στρατηγῷ Ὀξυρυγχίτου χαίρειν.

ας περὶ πυροῦ ὀφειλομένου

τῶν ὑπαρχόντων γενηματογραφουμένων

ὑπὸ τῆς τοῦ ἰδίου λόγου ἐπιτροπῆς

ευσα. φρόντισον οὖν κατὰ τὰ πολιτευόμενα

α̣ τὴν ὡρισμένην ὑπὸ Μαρκέλλου

τιμὴν

καθʼ ἑκάστην ἀρτάβην δραχμὰς

τέσσαρας ἄνευ τινὸς ὑπερθέσεως

καταβεβλημένων πράξας τὸ ἀργύριον

Πλουτάρχῳ δεκαδάρχῳ συνόντος(?)

ὑπηρέτου τῆς ἐπιτροπῆς καταπεμφθησόμενον

εἰς τὴν λαμπροτάτην τῶν Ἀλεξανδρέων πόλιν

καὶ λημματισθησόμενον τοῖς τῆς ἐπιτροπῆς λόγοις. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.

(ἔτους) Ἰουλίων Φιλίππων τῶν κυρίων, Θὼθι.

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

Antonios Philoxenos

Greetings to the general of Oxyrhynchus.

Concerning the wheat owed

from the existing items being recorded

by the committee of his own account.

Therefore, take care according to the political matters

the amount determined by Markellos

for each artabē of drachmas

four without any excess

having been deposited, having done the silver

to Plutarch, the decarch, being present(?)

as a servant of the committee, to be sent

to the most splendid city of the Alexandrians

and to be accounted according to the words of the committee. I wish you to be strong.

(In the year) of the Julian Philippi of the lords, Thoth.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[Ἀντώνιος Φιλό]ξ̣ενος
στρατηγῷ Ὀξυρυγχίτου χαίρειν.
[ -ca.?- ]ας περὶ πυροῦ ὀφειλομένου
[τῶν ὑ]παρχόντων γενηματογρα[φουμένων
ὑπὸ τῆς] τοῦ ἰδίου λόγου ἐπιτροπῆς
[ -ca.?- ]ευσα. φρόντισον οὖν κατὰ τὰ πολ[ιτευόμενα
]α̣ τὴν ὡρισμένην ὑπὸ Μαρκέλλου [τιμὴν
καθʼ ἑκάστην ἀρτάβην δρα[χμὰς τέ]σσαρας ἄνευ τινὸς ὑπερθέσεως
[καταβε]βλημένων πράξας τὸ̣ ἀργύριον
[ -ca.?- ] Πλουτάρχῳ δεκαδάρχῳ συνόν[τος(?)]νος ὑπηρέτου τῆς ἐπιτροπῆς
[καταπεμφθησό]μενον εἰς τὴν λαμπροτάτην [τῶν Ἀλεξανδρέων πό]λιν καὶ λημματισθησόμενον [τοῖς τῆς ἐπιτρο]πῆς λόγοις. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομαι.
[(ἔτους) Ἰουλίων Φιλίππ]ων τῶν κυρίων, Θὼθ ι.

English Translation

[Antonius Philo]xenos
to the strategos of Oxyrhynchus, greetings.
[ -ca.?- ] concerning the wheat owed
[of the exi]sting produce being recorded
[by the] administration of the private account
[ -ca.?- ] I have instructed. Therefore, take care according to the established regulations
[to collect] the price fixed by Marcellus
at four drachmas per artaba without any additional charge,
[the money having been] deposited, collect the silver
[ -ca.?- ] to Plutarch, the decadarche, accompanied by [ -ca.?- ]nos, servant of the administration,
[to be sent down] to the most illustrious city [of the Alexandrians] and to be entered into the accounts [of the adminis]tration. I wish you good health.
[(Year) of our lords Julius Philipp]us, Thoth 10.