Extracted Text

Koine Greek

αρμε̣[⟦αι ̣ ̣ ̣ ὀν⟧ μόνα δὲ τὰς τέσσαρας τύλας ἐπελάβαμεν καὶ ἀρμενι- κὰ τρία // ((short-vertical-bar)) \ὡς/ τ̣οῦ ἑνὸς \ἀρμενικοῦ/ ἀργυρίου ἰ (*) ταλικοῦ (ταλάντων) γ (δραχμῶν) Γ ὡς εἶναι ὅλου ἀργυρίου (τάλαντα) ι (δραχμαὶ) Γ περὶ δὲ τῶν δύο τυλῶν τῶν πα- χέων τῶν λευκῶν τῆς α (ταλάντου) ὀβ(ρύζου) ἰταλικοῦ· χρήζουσιν δὲ ̣ ηχους̣ φασ- κιδίων· ἕκαστον ἐνταῦθα ταλάν- του καὶ τεσσεράκοντα νούμμων πωλῖται (*)· μάθε εἰ εὐωνότερα εὑρίσκις (*) αὐτὰ ἐν Ἑρμουπόλι (*).

Latin

ϊταλικου

Translation into English

"We have taken only the four types of the Armenian silver, three as of one Armenian silver of Italian talents (of talents) and drachmas. As for the two types of the thick white of the Italian talent, they require the sounds of the phaskidia. Each one here is sold for a talent and forty numismata. Learn if you find them more favorably in Hermopolis."

Extracted Koine Greek Text

αρμε̣[
]ι
⟦αι ̣ ̣ ̣ ον⟧ μόνα δὲ τὰς τέσσαρας
τύλας ἐπελάβαμεν καὶ ἀρμενι-
κὰ τρία // ὡς τοῦ ἑνὸς ἀρμενικοῦ ἀργυρίου ἰ
ταλικοῦ
(ταλάντων) γ (δραχμῶν) Γ
ὡς εἶναι ὅλου ἀργυρίου (τάλαντα) ι (δραχμαὶ) Γ
περὶ δὲ τῶν δύο τυλῶν τῶν πα-
χέων τῶν λευκῶν τῆς α (ταλάντου) ὀβ(ρύζου)
ἰταλικοῦ· χρήζουσιν δὲ ̣ηχους̣ φασ-
κιδίων· ἕκαστον ἐνταῦθα ταλάν-
του καὶ τεσσεράκοντα νούμμων
πωλῖται· μάθε εἰ εὐωνότερα
εὑρίσκεις αὐτὰ ἐν Ἑρμουπόλει.

Apparatus Criticus (Corrections)

• Line 4: ϊταλικου (papyrus)
• Line 11: πωλεῖται (corrected from πωλῖται)
• Line 12: εὑρίσκεις (corrected from εὑρίσκις)
• Line 12: Ἑρμουπόλει (corrected from Ἑρμουπόλι)

English Translation

"...only the four lumps we took hold of, and three Armenian ones; as one Armenian (piece) of Italian silver is 10 talents, 3 drachmas, making altogether silver 10 talents, 3 drachmas. Concerning the two thick white lumps of one talent of refined Italian gold: they require (?) bundles of small bags; each one is sold here for a talent and forty nummi. Find out if you can get them cheaper in Hermoupolis."