Extracted Text

Koine Greek

ξενίσομε
ὅτι ἐπέμψας τοὺς ἐργάτας δίχα ξοί
κὲ τὴν ἵβρην τὴν ἐπαθα ἕως τοῦ δέδωκα αὐτῆς
ξοι διν κὲ σφυρίδια δυω.
μῆλα κὲ τεσσάρων.

Latin

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Translation into English

"We will host
that you sent the workers without the house
and the insult that I suffered until I gave it to her.
And I will give two hammers.
Apples and four."

Extracted Koine Greek Text (with editorial corrections)

† ξενίζομαι ὅτι ἔπεμψας τοὺς ἐργάτας δίχα ξοίδων καὶ τὴν ὕβριν ἣν ἔπαθον ἕως τοῦ δέδωκα αὐτοῖς ξοίδιον καὶ σφυρίδια δύο. ἰδού [...] μῆλα καὶ τεσσ[...]

Original Papyrus Reading (uncorrected)

† ξενίσο̣με ὅ̣[τι ἐπέμ]ψ̣[α]ς τοὺς ἐργά-
τας δίχα ξοίτον κὲ τὴν ἵβρην τὴν ἐπαθα ἕος τοῦ δέδωκα α̣ὐτῆς ξοιδιν κὲ σφυρίδια δυω. ἰτού ε[....]
μῆλα κὲ τεσσ[....]

English Translation

† I am surprised that you sent the workers without chisels, and (because of) the insult which I suffered, until I gave them a small chisel and two small hammers. Behold [...] sheep and four [...]

Notes on Corrections (Apparatus)

• ξενίσο̣με → ξενίζομαι ("I am surprised")
• ξοίτον → ξοίδων ("chisels")
• κὲ → καὶ ("and")
• ἵβρην → ὕβριν ("insult, outrage")
• τὴν → ἣν ("which")
• ἐπαθα → ἔπαθον ("I suffered")
• ἕος → ἕως ("until")
• τοῦ → οὗ ("when, until")
• α̣ὐτῆς → αὐτοῖς ("to them")
• ξοιδιν → ξοίδιον ("small chisel")
• δυω → δύο ("two")
• ἰτού → ἰδού ("behold")
• κὲ → καὶ ("and")