Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ῥουτιλλίωι Ἀχιλλεῖ τῷ κρατίστῳ ἐπ[ι]στρατήγωι
παρὰ Πα[
]νος {ηρα} Ἡρακλείδου τοῦ Διδύμου ἀπὸ τῆς
μητροπόλεως τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου. μηκέτι ἄλλο π̣[ρ]ᾶγμα δέετε
(*) τῆς σῆς τοῦ κυρίου μισοπονηρίας <ἢ> καὶ τὸ ἡμέτ̣ε̣ρον. ἔχει δὲ
ἐκ νέας ἡλικίας λιτουργήσας
(*) ἀλλεπαλλήλους χρεί-
ās βαρυτάτας κατὰ δὲ τὴν τῆς ἡλικίας δύναμιν καὶ τὴν τοῦ
σώματος ὑ
(*) πηρεσίαν, ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἄπορος παντελῶς τυγχά-
ν̣ων, κατʼ ἐπήρ̣[εια]ν̣ ὑ
(*) πογυίως ἀνεδόθεν ὑπὸ τῶν τῆς πό-
λεως γραμματέων εἰς δι̣αραματίαν
(*) τῆ[ς] Ἡρακλείδου
μερίδος ἄνθρω[π]ος τῇ ἡλικίᾳ προβεβηκώς· εἰμὶ γὰρ ὑ
(*) πὲρ
τὰ ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτη· τῶν κατὰ καιρὸν ἡγεμ[ό]νων καὶ ἐπι-
τρόπων ἀπολελυκότων λιτουργιῶν
(*) τοὺς ὑ
(*) πὲρ τὰ ἑξήκοντα καὶ [π]έ̣ντε ἔτη, [ἐγ]ὼ δὲ οὐ μόνον τῇ ἡλικίᾳ,
ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ σώ[μ]ατι ἀσθε[ν]ὴ̣ς καὶ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἀβλοιοπῶν
(*) [ἐ]πὶ τοσοῦτον ὥ[σ]τε καὶ ἀπ̣ρ̣[
]ει̣τ̣ον εἶναι. εἴθε γὰρ ἠδυνάμην
[
]πλῆθος ε̣νε
[
]λιτουργειῶν
(*) παραθέσθαι σοι ι
(*) ν[
]
[
]
ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον [ἀπο]καμὼν
[
]καταφυ-
[
]

Latin

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Translation into English

To Rutilius Achilles, the most powerful general,
from the city of Heracleides of Didymus, from the
metropolis of Arsinoe. No other matter do you need
(*) of your lord's half-heartedness and our own. It is
thus.
From a young age having served
(*) in successive heavy duties according to the strength of
my age and the service of the body, and also being
completely destitute, having been raised by the city
scribes into a division
(*) of Heracleides
as a man advanced in age; for I am over
(*) seventy years old; of the governors and overseers
who have been released from duties
(*) those over sixty-five years, but I am not only in age,
but also in body weak and with my eyes dim
(*) to such an extent that I am even unable to see clearly.
Would that I could
[
] present to you a multitude of
[
] services
(*) to such an extent that [I] am exhausted
[
] seeking refuge
[
]

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ῥουτιλλίωι Ἀχιλλεῖ τῷ κρατίστῳ ἐπ[ι]στρατήγωι
παρὰ Πα[ ̣  ̣  ̣ ]νος {ηρα} Ἡρακλείδου τοῦ Διδύμου ἀπὸ τῆς
μητροπόλεως τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου. μηκέτι ἄλλο π̣[ρ]ᾶγμα δέετε
τῆς σῆς τοῦ κυρίου μισοπονηρίας <ἢ> καὶ τὸ ἡμέτ̣ε̣ρον. ἔχει δὲ
οὕτως. ἐκ νέας ἡλικίας λειτουργήσας
ἀλλεπαλλήλους χρείας βαρυτάτας κατὰ δὲ τὴν τῆς ἡλικίας δύναμιν καὶ τὴν τοῦ
σώματος ὑπηρεσίαν, ἔτι δὲ καὶ ἄπορος παντελῶς τυγχάνων,
κατʼ ἐπήρειαν ὑπογυίως ἀνεδόθεν ὑπὸ τῶν τῆς πόλεως γραμματέων εἰς διεραματίαν
τῆ[ς] Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος ἄνθρω[π]ος τῇ ἡλικίᾳ προβεβηκώς· εἰμὶ γὰρ ὑπὲρ
τὰ ἑβδομήκοντα ἔτη· τῶν κατὰ καιρὸν ἡγεμόνων καὶ ἐπιτρόπων ἀπολελυκότων λειτουργιῶν
τοὺς ὑπὲρ τὰ ἑξήκοντα καὶ πέντε ἔτη, [ἐγ]ὼ δὲ οὐ μόνον τῇ ἡλικίᾳ,
ἀλλὰ καὶ τῷ σώματι ἀσθενὴς καὶ τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ἀμβλυωπῶν
[ἐ]πὶ τοσοῦτον ὥ[σ]τε καὶ ἀπ̣ρ̣[ ̣  ̣ ]ει̣τ̣ον εἶναι. εἴθε γὰρ ἠδυνάμην
[ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ]πλῆθος ε̣νε ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ [ ̣  ̣  ̣ ] λειτουργιῶν παραθέσθαι σοι ι[ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ]
[ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ] ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον [ἀπο]καμὼν [ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ] καταφυ[γήν ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ]

English Translation

To Rutilius Achilles, the most excellent epistrategos,
from Pa[ ̣  ̣  ̣ ]nos, son of Herakleides, grandson of Didymos, from the metropolis of the Arsinoite nome.
No longer is there need for another matter than your lordship's hatred of wickedness—or indeed our own. The situation is as follows:
Having performed public services from a young age, repeatedly bearing very heavy burdens according to the strength of my age and bodily service, and moreover being completely impoverished,
I have been unjustly and maliciously assigned by the city scribes to the tax district of the Herakleides division, although I am advanced in age—for I am over seventy years old.
The governors and procurators of the time have exempted from public services those who are over sixty-five years old. But I am not only advanced in age,
but also weak in body and suffering from poor eyesight,
to such an extent that I am even unable to [ ̣  ̣ ] clearly. Would that I were able to present to you the multitude of [ ̣  ̣ ] public services [ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ]
[ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ] having become exhausted to such an extent [ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ] refuge [ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ].