Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Ἀπολλωνίωι Ἀπολλωνίου ἐκλήμ-
πτορι ζυγοστασίου μητροπόλεως καὶ νο̣-
μῶν καὶ ἄλλων ὠνῶν
παρὰ Θέωνος τοῦ Θέωνος τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ Ὥ̣ρ̣ου
ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος. ἐπιχωρη-
θείσης μοι ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος
μηνὸς Χοίαχ ἕως μηνὸς Καισαρίο̣υ̣
ἐπαγομέν[ων] πέμπτης τοῦ ἐνεσ-
τῶτος πέ[μ]πτου ἔτους Αὐτοκράτορ(ος)
Καίσαρος Οὐ̣εσπασιανοῦ σεβαστοῦ
τοῦ ἔρια π̣ω̣λ̣ῖν
ποκ̣ιστὶ καὶ στα-
θμισθτὶ
ἐ[ν τ]ῇ προκιμένῃ κώ-
μῃ ὑφείσταμαι
τελέσιν
φόρον
σύνπαντι λόγῳ̣ ἀργυρίου
δραχμὰς̣
ἑξήκοντα, ἃς [καὶ] ἀπο̣δώσω ὁπ[η-]
νίκα ἐὰν αἱρῇ, ἐὰν φαίνηται ἐπιχορῆ-
σαι
ἐπὶ τοῖς προκιμένοις.
(hand 2) Ἀπολλώνιος̣ Ἀπολλωνίου ἐπικε-
χώρηκα κ̣α̣θ̣ὼς πρόκιται. (ἔτους)
ε
Αὐτοκράτορ̣ρος Καίσαρος [Οὐ]εσπασια̣ν̣ο̣ῦ̣
σεβαστοῦ, Χοίακ.

Latin

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Translation into English

To Apollonios, son of Apollonios, from the official of the metropolitan city and the laws and other sales, from Theon, son of Theon, of the Horus, from the village of Karani. Having been granted to me from the current month of Choiak until the month of Kaisarion, from the fifth of the current month of the fifth year of the Emperor Caesar Vespasianus, I am subject to the taxes and assessments in the aforementioned village, in total, the sum of sixty drachmas, which I will also pay whenever it is required, if it seems necessary to contribute to the aforementioned. (hand 2) Apollonios, son of Apollonios, I have been granted as it is stated. (year) 5 of the Emperor Caesar Vespasianus, Choiak.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Ἀπολλωνίωι Ἀπολλωνίου ἐκλήμπτορι ζυγοστασίου μητροπόλεως καὶ νομῶν καὶ ἄλλων ὠνῶν παρὰ Θέωνος τοῦ Θέωνος τοῦ Ὥρου ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος. ἐπιχωρηθείσης μοι ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος μηνὸς Χοίαχ ἕως μηνὸς Καισαρείου ἐπαγομένων πέμπτης τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος πέμπτου ἔτους Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Οὐεσπασιανοῦ σεβαστοῦ τοῦ ἔρια πολεῖν ποκιστὶ καὶ σταθμιστὶ ἐν τῇ προκιμένῃ κώμῃ ὑφίσταμαι τελέσειν φόρον σύνπαντι λόγῳ ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς ἑξήκοντα, ἃς καὶ ἀποδώσω ὁπηνίκα ἐὰν αἱρῇ, ἐὰν φαίνηται ἐπιχωρῆσαι ἐπὶ τοῖς προκιμένοις.

(hand 2) Ἀπολλώνιος Ἀπολλωνίου ἐπικεχώρηκα καθὼς πρόκιται. (ἔτους) ε Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Οὐεσπασιανοῦ σεβαστοῦ, Χοίακ.

Apparatus (Corrections)

• 7. Καισαρείου (corrected from Καισαρίο̣υ̣)
• 11. πολεῖν (corrected from π̣ω̣λ̣ῖν)
• 11-12. σταθμιστὶ (corrected from σταθμισθτὶ)
• 13. ὑφίσταμαι (corrected from ὑφείσταμαι)
• 13. τελέσειν (corrected from τελέσιν)
• 14. ἀργυροῦ (previous edition correction for ἀργυρίου)
• 16-17. ἐπιχωρῆσαι (corrected from ἐπιχορῆσαι)

English Translation

To Apollonios, son of Apollonios, collector of the weighing-office of the metropolis and of pastures and other purchases, from Theon, son of Theon, son of Horos, from the village of Karanis. Since permission has been granted to me from the present month Choiak until the month Kaisareios, the fifth of the intercalary days of the present fifth year of Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus, to sell wool by retail and by weight in the aforementioned village, I undertake to pay as tax, in total, sixty silver drachmas, which I will pay whenever you choose, if it seems good to grant permission for the aforementioned matters.

(Second hand) I, Apollonios, son of Apollonios, have granted permission as stated above. Year 5 of Emperor Caesar Vespasian Augustus, month Choiak.