The input appears to contain line-break splits and variant spellings (e.g., duplicated forms like ζυγοστάτῃ / ζυγοστάτι, δέχομαι / δέχομε, etc.). Below is a best-effort reconstruction into a continuous Greek text, keeping the most plausible readings. Some items remain uncertain (notably the opening and the personal name).
ἀρχιζυγοστάτῃ ζυγοστάτι ἄλλο δέχομαι· φέρω, ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἔστιν εὑρεῖν, ἐπέταξα, ὅπως ἐνέγκω εἰς τὴν τινος ἄλλου χρείαν, καταξιώσῃ γνωρίσαι … ἔρχομαι ἕως τριακάδος, καὶ Ψέηον τὸν χαρτουλάριον.
None detected in the provided excerpt.
“To the chief weigh-master / weigh-master: I accept something else. I am bringing (it), since it is not possible to find (it). I gave orders that I should bring (it) for someone else’s need. May you deem it worthy to make (it) known … I will come until the thirtieth (day), and (also) Pseeon, the chartoularios (secretary/records officer).”
| Greek | Comment |
|---|---|
| ἀρχιζυγοστάτῃ / ζυγοστάτι | Likely an address/title involving ζυγοστάτης (“weigh-master”, “official in charge of weighing”). The opening may be a dative of address (“to the chief weigh-master”). |
| ἐπειδὴ οὐκ ἔστιν εὑρεῖν | “since it is not possible to find (it)” |
| ἐπέταξα, ὅπως ἐνέγκω | “I ordered, so that I might bring (it)” |
| εἰς τὴν … χρείαν | “for the need/use of …” (the phrase τινος ἄλλου suggests “of someone else”) |
| καταξιώσῃ γνωρίσαι | Polite request formula: “may you deem it worthy to inform/make known” |
| ἕως τριακάδος | “until the thirtieth (day)” (i.e., by day 30 of the month) |
| χαρτουλάριον | χαρτουλάριος: an administrative official, often rendered “chartoularios” (secretary/registrar/records officer). |
| Ψέηον | Appears to be a personal name; exact reading/declension uncertain from the excerpt. |