Greek and Latin Extraction

Koine Greek

πόλις, ἐπειδή, σύμμαχος, γίνονται, χοῖροι, δέ, ἕτοιμος, πέμπτος, ἰνδικτίωνος, εἰ, δέ, ἕτοιμος, πρόστιμον, στοιχεῖν, ἐγράφη, ἐπιτρέπειν, πρεσβύτερος.

The spelling ἰνδικτίωνος is normalized from the apparent Greek-Coptic spelling in the document; the Greek fragment itself shows ἰνδικτίων. The document is fragmentary, and some Greek words appear alongside Coptic spellings or equivalents.

Latin

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English translation

πόλις — city; ἐπειδή — since, because; σύμμαχος — ally; γίνονται — they become, they are made; χοῖροι — pigs; δέ — but, and; ἕτοιμος — ready; πέμπτος — fifth; ἰνδικτίωνος — of the indiction (the dating cycle); εἰ — if; πρόστιμον — fine, penalty; στοιχεῖν — to comply, follow; ἐγράφη — it was written; ἐπιτρέπειν — to entrust, permit; πρεσβύτερος — elder, presbyter.

Best-effort sense of the legible letter

I, Paul, son of Daniel, … write to … Victor: “Since you sent your allies to us concerning … pigs, be ready to send them to us early tomorrow, on the third [day] of Khoiak, in the fifth indiction … If you do not send them, … [there will be] a fine.” … Daniel, presbyter.

Ellipses mark portions that are unclear or incomplete in the supplied text; this is not a complete or certain translation of the Coptic portions.