Greek Transcription

Words split across lines have been rejoined. The supplied wording and numerical amounts have been preserved.

Ἄννιος Δέκμος μισθωτὴς ἱερᾶς πύλης Σοήνης διὰ Σερήνου βοηθοῦ Σοήνης· διέγραψεν Πατσίβτις Πετορζμήθου μητρὸς Σενπελαίας ὑπὲρ χειρωναξίου ζ ἔτους δραχμὰς εἴκοσι ὀβολοὺς δύο, εἴκοσι ὀκτώ, ὀβολοὺς δύο, γίνονται δραχμαὶ κ διώβολον. ἔτους ζ Ἀντωνίνου καὶ Οὐήρου Καισάρων τῶν κυρίων Φαῶφι κθ.

English Translation

Annius Decmus, lessee of the Sacred Gate of Syene, acting through Serenus, assistant at Syene: Patsibtis, son of Petorzmethes, whose mother is Senpelaia, has paid the trade tax for year 7: twenty drachmas and two obols; twenty-eight [drachmas] and two obols; total, 20 drachmas and two obols.

Year 7 of Antoninus and Verus, the Caesars, our lords; Phaophi 29.

Notes

• χειρωνάξιον denotes a tax on a trade or craft. The “lessee” is the contractor or tax farmer associated with the Sacred Gate.
• The amounts are inconsistent in the supplied text: it gives both twenty and twenty-eight, but the stated total is 20 drachmas and two obols. This discrepancy has not been silently corrected.
• The Greek numerals ζ, κ, and κθ represent 7, 20, and 29 respectively.

Latin

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