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Koine Greek

ἔσχον καὶ ἐπληρώθην ἐγὼ παρὰ σ]ο[ῦ Ἀ]νδ[ρ]έα γραμμ(ατέως) [κώμ](ης) Ταμαύεως ὑπὲρ μισθ(οῦ) τοῦ θαυμ(ασιωτάτου) Γεωργίο̣[υ τὸ κατ’] ἔτως (*) διδόμ(ενον) παρὰ τ̣[ῶν ἀπὸ τ]ῆς αὐτῆς κώμ(ης), τοῦτ’ ἔστιν καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐνεστ̣[ώσης δωδεκάτη]ς ἰν̣(δικτίωνος), ὅ ἐστιν χρυσίου νομ(ισμάτιον) ἓν παρὰ κεράτια τέσσ̣αρ(α), νο(μισμάτιον) α π(αρὰ κεράτια) δ. ἐγράφη μη[νὶ τῆς α̣ὐ̣τ̣ῆ̣[ς] δωδεκάτης ἰν(δικτίωνος). † (hand 2) δι̣’ ἐ̣μ̣ο̣ῦ̣ Νει̣λ̣άμμ(ωνος) 5 ⁦ vac. ? ⁩ γραμ̣μ̣(ατέως) † Apparatus ^ 2. l. ἔτος

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Translation into English

I have received and been fulfilled by you, Andrew, as a scribe of the village of Tamau, for the payment of the most wonderful George, which is given annually by those from the same village, that is, also for the current twelfth indiction, which is one gold coin among four obols, a coin among four obols. It was written in the month of the same twelfth indiction. † (hand 2) by my Neilammus.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

† ἔσχον καὶ ἐπληρώθην ἐγὼ παρὰ σοῦ Ἀνδρέα γραμμ(ατέως) κώμ(ης) Ταμαύεως ὑπὲρ μισθ(οῦ) τοῦ θαυμ(ασιωτάτου) Γεωργίου τὸ κατ’ ἔτος διδόμ(ενον) παρὰ τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς κώμ(ης), τοῦτ’ ἔστιν καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς ἐνεστώσης δωδεκάτης ἰν(δικτίωνος), ὅ ἐστιν χρυσίου νομ(ισμάτιον) ἓν παρὰ κεράτια τέσσαρα, νο(μισμάτιον) α π(αρὰ κεράτια) δ. ἐγράφη μηνὶ τῆς αὐτῆς δωδεκάτης ἰν(δικτίωνος). † δι’ ἐμοῦ Νειλάμμωνος γραμμ(ατέως) †

Extracted Latin Abbreviations and Terms

• γραμμ(ατέως) (grammateōs) - scribe, secretary
• κώμ(ης) (kōmēs) - village
• μισθ(οῦ) (misthou) - payment, wage
• θαυμ(ασιωτάτου) (thaumasiōtatou) - most admirable, most honorable
• διδόμ(ενον) (didomenon) - given, paid
• ἰν(δικτίωνος) (indiktiōnos) - indiction (a 15-year tax cycle)
• νομ(ισμάτιον) (nomismation) - gold coin, solidus
• παρὰ κεράτια (para keratia) - minus carats (a measure of weight/value)

English Translation

† I have received and have been fully paid by you, Andreas, secretary of the village of Tamauis, the annual payment on behalf of the most honorable Georgios, which is given by those from the same village, that is, also for the current twelfth indiction, which amounts to one gold coin minus four carats (i.e., one solidus minus 4 carats). Written in the month of the same twelfth indiction. † Through me, Neilammon, secretary. †