Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Μάρων Ἄμμωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ χέριν
καλῶς ποιήσης
μεταβαλόμενος
ἤλθομεν ἐκκεῖ περὶ τοῦ λόγου τοῦ υἱοῦ σου καὶ αὐτῶν
ἄγει ἐμ φανερῷ
ἐνεβάλομεν σοι ἰς
Ἀτῆν Σοινίτιν κρίμνιον
γόμους τρῖς, παραβαλῶ δὲ τὰ θρίᾳ
μεταβαλέτω τὰς δρᾶχμας, ἵνα ταῦτα λάβῃς. ἐρρῶσθαί σε
εὔχομε, διευτύχει.
ἀπόδ(ος) Ἄμμωνι βουλευτῇ ἀπὸ Μάρωνος βουλευτοῦ ἀπὸ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως.

Latin

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Translation into English

Maron to Ammon, his brother, greetings.
You have done well.
Having changed,
we have come from there concerning the matter of your son and theirs.
He leads me openly.
We have thrown in for you into
Athens, a certain cliff, three loads; I will compare the thorns.
Let him change the drachmas, so that you may receive these things. I wish you well.
From Ammon to the councilor from Maron, councilor from the city of Oxyrhynchus.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[Μάρ]ων Ἄμμωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ χέριν
[καλ]ῶς ποιήσης μεταβαλόμενος Α[...]συρῳ τὰς δραχμὰς λαμπάδων τριακοσίων πεντήκοντα ἑκάστης λαμπάδης ἐκ δραχμῶν τεσσάρων [...] ἤλθομεν ἐκεῖ περὶ τοῦ λόγου τοῦ υἱοῦ σου καὶ αὐτῶν ἄγει ἐμ φανερῷ [...] ἐνεβάλομέν σοι ἰς Ἀτῆν Σοινήτιν κρίμνον γόμους τρῖς, παραβαλῶ δὲ τὰ θρία· μεταβαλέτω τὰς δραχμὰς, ἵνα ταῦτα λάβῃς. ἐρρῶσθαί σε εὔχομε, διευτύχει.

Extracted Latin Text

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ἀπόδ(ος) Ἄμμωνι βουλ(ευτῇ) ἀπὸ Μάρωνος βουλ(ευτοῦ) ἀπὸ Ὀξ[υρύγχων πόλεως].

English Translation

[Mar]on to Ammon, his brother, greetings.
You will do well if you exchange the drachmas for Asyros, three hundred and fifty drachmas for torches, each torch at four drachmas [...] We came there concerning the matter of your son, and he himself openly leads [...] We have sent to you at Aten (Athens?) in Soinetis three loads of barley; and I will send along the rushes. Let him exchange the drachmas, so that you may receive these things. I pray for your good health; farewell and prosper.

(verso)
Deliver to Ammon, councillor, from Maron, councillor, from the city of Oxyrhynchus.