Extracted Text

Koine Greek

παρὰ τοῦ χωματεπείκτου

δι(ὰ) τοῦ βοηθοῦ κωμάρχ(οις)

⟦τ ̣⟧ (Εἰκοσιπενταρούρων). τοὺς ἄνδρας

ὧν τὰ ὀνόματα πρὸ τούτου

φθάνει ὁ αἰγιαλοφύλαξ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ

ποιήσα̣ς̣

(*), παράδους αὐτοὺς τοῖς

ἐφεστῶσι, ἵ(* )να παραγενομένου

μου αὔριον μηδεμία ἐποχὴ γέ-

νηται, ἀλλʼ ἐκ τοῦ εὐθέως τὴν

ἔξοδον ποιήσωνται ἐπὶ τὴ[ν]

τῶν χωμάτων τε καὶ διω-

ρύχων ἐργασίαν.

σεση(μείωμαι).

Latin

Apparatus

^ 2. BL 5.123 : κωμαρχ( ) prev. ed.

^ 6. corr. ex ⟦ε⟧

^ 7. ϊνα papyrus

Translation into English

From the landfill

through the assistant of the village chief

(Twenty-five). The men

whose names were before this

the beach guard reaches ready

having made

(*), handing them over to the

those present, in order that I may arrive

tomorrow, let there be no delay,

but let them make the exit immediately

for the work of the land and the trenches.

I have been marked.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

παρὰ τοῦ χωματεπείκτου
δι(ὰ) τοῦ βοηθοῦ κωμάρχ(οις)
(Εἰκοσιπενταρούρων). τοὺς ἄνδρας
ὧν τὰ ὀνόματα πρὸ τούτου
φθάνει ὁ αἰγιαλοφύλαξ ἐν ἑτοίμῳ
ποιήσας, παράδους αὐτοὺς τοῖς
ἐφεστῶσι, ἵνα παραγενομένου
μου αὔριον μηδεμία ἐποχὴ γέ-
νηται, ἀλλʼ ἐκ τοῦ εὐθέως τὴν
ἔξοδον ποιήσωνται ἐπὶ τὴν
τῶν χωμάτων τε καὶ διω-
ρύχων ἐργασίαν.
σεση(μείωμαι).

English Translation

From the supervisor of earthworks,
through the assistant to the village chiefs
(of the Twenty-five arouras): the men
whose names have previously been listed,
the shore-guard shall promptly have ready,
handing them over to those in charge,
so that when I arrive tomorrow there will be no delay,
but immediately they shall proceed
to the work on the embankments and canals.
I have signed (this).