p.hib;2;243

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Translation (Model: gpt-6-luna, Batch ID: 285)

Transcription and translation

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Greek transcription

  1. μισθώσεως τὰς δραχμὰς λ[…] κεκουφίσθαι, λυσαμένων τῶν λοιπῶν. χωρὶς δὲ πάλιν ἐνέχεσθαι πλῆθος οὐκ ὀλίγον καὶ τὴν φορολογίαν.

  2. προσοφείλουσιν οὐκ […]ν πρότερον κ[…]. εἴ σοι δοκεῖ τὸ μὲν κ[…], λογισάμενος οὕτως προστασσόμενον […], ἔχει ποιεῖν με πρὸς Ἀθηναγόρας καὶ Ἀπολλώνιος. περὶ δὲ τ[…], τῆς τοῦ βασιλ[έως] ἐστιν ποιήσεως ζητῆις, ἐὰν μὴ φο[β]ήσεις Ἀπολλώνιον, προσδόκιμος δʼ ἐστιν τ[…] γνωρίσα[ι].

Latin

vestiges — “traces” or “remains.”

English translation

  1. “[Regarding] the rent, the drachmas—[amount unclear]—are to have been reduced/remitted, the remaining [matters or amounts] having been settled. Besides, once again, a considerable number [are] liable, as well as the tax assessment.”

  2. “They owe [something] in addition, not […] previously […]. If it seems good to you, having calculated the […] in this way, as ordered, I am able to act with Athenagoras and Apollonios. But concerning […], you ask about the action of the king […]. If you do not frighten Apollonios, he is expected […] to make known [or recognize …].”

The second passage is too fragmentary for a secure continuous translation; several words and the relationship between the clauses remain uncertain.

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