Extracted Text

Koine Greek

Πρωτογέν̣η̣ς̣

Παμμέ̣ν̣ε̣ι Ψεν̣μ̣

χ̣α̣ίρ̣ειν. ἔχω̣

πυροῦ ἀρτάβας ὀ̣γ̣δ̣ο̣ή̣κ̣ο̣ν̣τα,

(γίνονται(?)) (ἀρτάβαι(?))

ἔτους

Latin

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Translation

Firstborn

To all, greetings. I have

of wheat, the thirty-eight loaves,

(are they made?) (loaves?)

of the year

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Πρωτογένης Παμμένει Ψενμ χαίρειν.
ἔχω πυροῦ ἀρτάβας ὀγδοήκοντα,
(γίνονται(?)) (ἀρτάβαι(?)) π. (ἔτους) ε Π.

English Translation

Protogenes to Pammenes, son of Psenm, greetings.
I have eighty artabas of wheat,
(making(?)) (artabas(?)) ... (year) 5(?).

Notes:

• Protogenes, Pammenes, Psenm: Personal names.
• χαίρειν (chairein): Standard greeting meaning "greetings" or "be well."
• πυροῦ (pyrou): "of wheat."
• ἀρτάβας (artabas): A measure of grain used in ancient Egypt and the Near East.
• ὀγδοήκοντα (ogdoēkonta): "eighty."
• The text is fragmentary; parentheses indicate uncertain or reconstructed words.