Μάρκος Πετρώνιος Μεμερτῖνος ἔπαρχος Αἰγύπτου λέγει· ἐβουλόμην μὲν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ὑπὲρ Κόπτον ἀνεθεῖν τὸν διαλογισμὸν ἀπαρτίσαι ται τῶν νομῶν ἐπεὶ δὲ τεκμαίρομαι τὸν χρόνον οὐχ ἱκανὸν εἶναι εἰς ἀμφότερα, πλειόνων τῶν τοῦ διαλογισμοῦ δεομένων ἤδη τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις τὴν προσήκουσαν διάγνωσην εἰληφότων, νυνὶ δὲ διαλογίζομαι τὴν Θηβαΐδα καὶ τοὺς Ἑπτὰ νομοὺς κατὰ τὴν συνήθειαν.
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ
Marcus Petronius Memertinus, governor of Egypt, says: I was indeed willing to dedicate to those in Upper Egypt the reasoning to arrange the laws. But since I conclude that the time is not sufficient for both, I am already considering the necessary reasoning of the local matters, and now I am deliberating on Thebes and the Seven Laws according to the custom.
Of the Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus.
[Μάρ]κος Πετρώνιος Μεμερτῖνος [ἔπαρχος]
Αἰγύπτου λέγει·
[ἐβουλ]ό̣μην μὲν καὶ εἰς τοὺς ὑπὲρ Κόπτον ἀνεθεῖν̣
[καὶ τὸν] [διαλο]γισμὸν ἀπαρτίσαι τε τῶν νομῶν
ἐπεὶ δὲ τεκμαίρομαι τὸν χρόνον οὐ̣[χ ἱκανὸν εἶ-]
[ναι εἰ]ς ἀμφότερα, πλειόνων τῶν τοῦ διαλο[γισμοῦ δε-]
[ομένω]ν ἤδη τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις τὴν προσήκ[ουσαν]
[διάγν]ω̣σιν εἰληφότων, νυνὶ δὲ διαλογίζ[ομαι τὴν]
[Θηβαΐδ]α καὶ τοὺς Ἑπτὰ νομοὺς κατὰ τὴ̣ν̣ [συνήθειαν.]
[(ἔτους) Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσ]αρος Τ̣ρ̣[αιανο]ῦ Ἁδρια[νοῦ Σεβαστοῦ]
[Π]ε̣ρὶ Θή[βας καὶ Ἑ]ρ̣μωνθ[ίτ...]
[Mar]cus Petronius Mamertinus, [Prefect] of Egypt, says:
"I wished indeed also to refer (the matter) to those beyond Koptos,
and to complete the accounting of the nomes.
But since I judge that the time is not sufficient for both,
as the local officials already have received the necessary examination
concerning the greater part of the accounting,
now I am conducting the accounting of the Thebaid and the Seven Nomes
according to the customary practice."
[(Year) of Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus]
[Concerning Thebes and Hermonthis...]