Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Φιλίππωι Ἀ[φροδισίου] καὶ
Πτολεμαίω[ι] Ἡρακλείδου
καὶ μετόχοις ἐπιτηρητ(αῖς)
δρυμοῦ κώμης Θεαδ[ε]λ(φείας)
παρὰ Ὁρσιήσιος ἀπάτορος
μ[η]τρὸς Ταψουψίτεως.
βούλομαι ἐπιχωρηθῆναι
παρʼ μῶν
(*)
θηρεύειν καὶ
ἀ̣γ̣ρ̣ιεύειν πᾶν ὄρνεον ἐ̣ν̣
τῷ προκειμένῳ δρυμῶι
̣
[̣
] ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος μ̣ην̣[ὸς]
[Πα]χὼν ἕω[ς] μ̣ην[ὸ]ς̣ Κ̣α̣ι̣-
[σ]αρείου ἐπαγομένων πέμ-
πτης τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος
ιη̣
(ἔτους)
φόρου ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν
τριακονταδύο, ὧν καὶ
τὴν ἀπόδοσιν ποήσ[ο]μαι
(*)
μηνὶ Παῦνι καὶ Μεσορῆι
(*)
ἐξ ἴσου ε̣[
̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]
̣
(  ) μ
̣  ̣
(  )
Ὁρ[σ(?)]ιή[σ(?)]ι̣ος ὡς (ἐτῶν)
μζ
, ο(ὐλὴ) δεξι(  ) [
̣
].
[(ἔτους)]
ι̣η
Αὐτοκρά[τορ]ος Καίσαρος
[Τίτου Αἰλίου Ἁδρ]ιανοῦ [Ἀντω-]
[νίνου
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
]

Latin

None extracted.

Translation into English

To Philip of [Aphrodisius] and
Ptolemy of Heracleides
and the shareholders of the overseers
of the grove of Theadelpheia
from Horsiesius, the ancestor
of the mother of Tapsoupsiteus.
I wish to be granted
from us
(*)
to hunt and
to catch every bird in
the aforementioned grove
̣
[̣
] from the current month
[Pachon] until the month of Kaisareios
of the current year
18
(year)
of the tax of silver drachmas
thirty-two, of which I will also
make the payment
(*)
in the month of Pauni and Mesore
(*)
equally ẹ[
̣  ̣  ̣  ̣]
̣
(  ) m
̣  ̣
(  )
Horsiesius as (years)
37
, the (right) [
̣
].
[(year)]
18
Of the Emperor Caesar
[Titus Aelius Hadrianus [Antoninus
⁦ -ca.?- ⁩
]

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Φιλίππωι Ἀ[φροδισίου] καὶ
Πτολεμαίω[ι] Ἡρακλείδου
καὶ μετόχοις ἐπιτηρητ(αῖς)
δρυμοῦ κώμης Θεαδ[ε]λ(φείας)
παρὰ Ὁρσιήσιος ἀπάτορος
μ[η]τρὸς Ταψουψίτεως.
βούλομαι ἐπιχωρηθῆναι
παρʼ μῶν
θηρεύειν καὶ
ἀ̣γ̣ρ̣ιεύειν πᾶν ὄρνεον ἐ̣ν̣
τῷ προκειμένῳ δρυμῶι
ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος μ̣ην̣[ὸς]
[Πα]χὼν ἕω[ς] μ̣ην[ὸ]ς̣ Κ̣α̣ι̣-
[σ]αρείου ἐπαγομένων πέμ-
πτης τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ιη̣ (ἔτους)
φόρου ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν
τριακονταδύο, ὧν καὶ
τὴν ἀπόδοσιν ποήσ[ο]μαι
μηνὶ Παῦνι καὶ Μεσορῆι
ἐξ ἴσου
Ὁρ[σ(?)]ιή[σ(?)]ι̣ος ὡς (ἐτῶν)
μζ, ο(ὐλὴ) δεξι(  )
[(ἔτους)] ι̣η
Αὐτοκρά[τορ]ος Καίσαρος
[Τίτου Αἰλίου Ἁδρ]ιανοῦ [Ἀντω-]
[νίνου ...]

English Translation

To Philippos, son of Aphrodisios, and
to Ptolemaios, son of Herakleides,
and to their associates, overseers
of the woodland of the village of Theadelphia,
from Horsiesios, without father,
whose mother is Tapsoupsite.
I wish to obtain permission
from you
to hunt and
catch every kind of bird in
the aforementioned woodland
from the current month
Pachon until the month of Kaisareios,
including the five epagomenal days,
of the current 18th year,
for a fee of thirty-two silver drachmas,
which sum I will pay
in equal parts in the months Pauni and Mesore.
Horsiesios, about 47 years old,
scar on the right (side/body part unclear).
Year 18 of Emperor Caesar
Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus [...]

Notes

• Φιλίππωι Ἀ[φροδισίου]: "To Philippos, son of Aphrodisios."
• Πτολεμαίω[ι] Ἡρακλείδου: "To Ptolemaios, son of Herakleides."
• ἐπιτηρηταῖς δρυμοῦ: "overseers of the woodland."
• Θεαδελφείας: "Theadelphia," a village in Egypt.
• ἐπιχωρηθῆναι: "to be granted permission."
• θηρεύειν καὶ ἀγριεύειν πᾶν ὄρνεον: "to hunt and catch every kind of bird."
• ἐπαγομένων πέμπτης: "including the five epagomenal days," extra days added at the end of the Egyptian calendar year.
• φόρου ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν τριακονταδύο: "for a fee of thirty-two silver drachmas."
• μηνὶ Παῦνι καὶ Μεσορῆι: "in the months Pauni and Mesore," months in the Egyptian calendar.
• Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τίτου Αἰλίου Ἁδριανοῦ Ἀντωνίνου: "Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus," referring to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius (138–161 CE).