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Νικόλαος Μενά̣ν̣[δ]ρου Μακεδ̣ὼ̣ν̣ τ̣ῆ̣ς̣ ἐ̣π̣ι̣[γο]ν̣ῆ̣ς̣ ὁμολογεῖ ἔ̣χ̣ε̣ι̣ν παρὰ Θ̣εοδότης τῆ[ς Μακέτας̣ [με]τ̣ὰ κυρίου [Σ]π̣α̣ρ̣τ̣ά̣κο̣[υ Μακε]δ̣ό̣- νος τῶν [Νικ]ά̣νορος τ̣ῆ̣[ς] ἱ̣π̣(παρχίας) (τριακονταρούρου) ξ[εναγοῦ κλη-]ρούχου φερ̣[νὴν αὐτῆς Θεοδότης χαλκοῦ (δραχμὰς) . [θ]έ̣σ̣θ̣ω Νικόλαος Θεο[δότη]ι τὴ[ν τοῦ συνοικεσίου] [συ]γ̣γ̣ρ̣α̣φ̣ὴ̣ν̣ [̣] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [̣ ς̣ ἐ̣ν̣ τ̣ῶ̣ι̣ δ̣ημοσίωι [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ἀφʼ ἧ̣ς̣ ἂ̣ν̣ αὐ̣τ̣ῶ̣ι προείπηι Θεοδότη ἐ[ν ἡμέρα]ι̣ς̣ [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ο̣ [τὸ δʼ ἀνή]λ̣ωμα τ̣ῆ̣ς̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ σ̣υ̣ν̣ο̣ι̣κ̣ε̣σ̣ί̣ο̣υ̣ συγ- γ̣ρα[φ]ῆ̣ς̣ δότωσα̣ν̣ <κοινῆι>. συγ̣γρα̣φ̣ο̣φ̣ύ̣λ̣α̣ξ̣ \/νος Μακεδ̣ὼ̣ν̣ τ̣ῶ̣ν̣ Πτολεμαίου τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ ⟦ ⟧ \τῆς ἱπ(παρχίας) (ἑκατοντάρουρος)/ (τριακοντάρουρος). ἦν Νικόλαος [ὡς] (ἐτῶν) λ εὐμεγέθης με[λί]χρως μακροπρ(όσωπος) εὐθύρρ̣ι̣ν̣ ο̣ὐ̣λ̣ὴ̣ ἄκραι ὀφρύι̣ ἀ̣ρ̣ι̣σ̣τ̣ε̣ρ̣ᾶ̣ι̣. [Θεο]δό[τη] ὡ̣ς̣ (ἐτῶν) [̣ ε̣ὐμεγέθης⟧ \μέση̣/ μ̣ε̣λ̣[ί]χ̣[ρ]ω̣ς στρογ[γυλο]π̣ρ̣(όσωπος) [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] αμ̣ [̣] [̣] . [Σπάρτακος ὡς (ἐτῶν) ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ λ]ευκόχρως [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣] [̣]

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Νικόλαος Μενά̣ν̣[δ]ρου Μακεδ̣ὼ̣ν̣ τ̣ῆ̣ς̣ ἐ̣π̣ι̣[γο]ν̣ῆ̣ς̣
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ὁμολογεῖ ἔ̣χ̣ε̣ι̣ν παρὰ Θ̣εοδότης τῆ[ς
Μακέτας̣ [με]τ̣ὰ κυρίου [Σ]π̣α̣ρ̣τ̣ά̣κο̣[υ Μακε]δ̣ό̣-
νος τῶν [Νικ]ά̣νορος τ̣ῆ̣[ς]
ἱ̣π̣(παρχίας) (τριακονταρούρου) ξ[εναγοῦ κλη-]
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ρούχου φερ̣[νὴν αὐτῆς Θεοδότης χαλκοῦ (δραχμὰς)
[θ]έ̣σ̣θ̣ω Νικόλαος Θεο[δότη]ι τὴ[ν τοῦ συνοικεσίου]
[συ]γ̣γ̣ρ̣α̣φ̣ὴ̣ν̣
ς̣ ἐ̣ν̣ τ̣ῶ̣ι̣ δ̣ημοσίωι
ἀφʼ ἧ̣ς̣ ἂ̣ν̣ αὐ̣τ̣ῶ̣ι προείπηι Θεοδότη ἐ[ν ἡμέρα]ι̣ς̣
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[τὸ δʼ ἀνή]λ̣ωμα τ̣ῆ̣ς̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ σ̣υ̣ν̣ο̣ι̣κ̣ε̣σ̣ί̣ο̣υ̣ συγ-
γ̣ρα[φ]ῆ̣ς̣ δότωσα̣ν̣ <κοινῆι>. συγ̣γρα̣φ̣ο̣φ̣ύ̣λ̣α̣ξ̣
\/νος
Μακεδ̣ὼ̣ν̣ τ̣ῶ̣ν̣ Πτολεμαίου τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ τῆς
ἱπ(παρχίας) (ἑκατοντάρουρος)/(τριακοντάρουρος).
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ἦν Νικόλαος [ὡς] (ἐτῶν) λ
εὐμεγέθης με[λί]χρως μακροπρ(όσωπος)
εὐθύρρ̣ι̣ν̣ ο̣ὐ̣λ̣ὴ̣ ἄκραι ὀφρύι̣ ἀ̣ρ̣ι̣σ̣τ̣ε̣ρ̣ᾶ̣ι̣.
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[Θεο]δό[τη] ὡ̣ς̣ (ἐτῶν) [ ] ε̣ὐμεγέθης μέση̣ μ̣ε̣λ̣[ί]χ̣[ρ]ω̣ς στρογ[γυλο]π̣ρ̣(όσωπος)
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[Σπάρτακος ὡς (ἐτῶν) λ]ευκόχρως
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[νος ὡς (ἐτῶν)] μέσος μελίχρως στρογγυλ̣[οπ]ρ(όσωπος)
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[ἐγράφη (ἔτους) ιϛ Δ]ύστρου.
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English Translation

Nikolaos, son of Menandros, Macedonian of the epigone (descendants),
acknowledges that he has received from Theodote, daughter of Maketa, with her guardian Spartakos, Macedonian, son of Nikanor, of the hipparchy (cavalry district), a thirty-aroura allotment holder and guide,
her dowry in copper drachmas.
Let Nikolaos deposit for Theodote the marriage contract
in the public archive,
from the day which Theodote shall announce to him in advance.
The expense of the marriage contract shall be paid jointly. The keeper of the contract is ...nos,
Macedonian, son of Ptolemaios, of the hipparchy, holder of a hundred-aroura/thirty-aroura allotment.
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Nikolaos was about 30 years old,
tall, dark-skinned, with a long face,
straight-nosed, with a scar at the end of his left eyebrow.
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Theodote was about [...] years old, tall, medium build, dark-skinned, with a round face.
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Spartakos was about [...] years old, fair-skinned.
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[...]nos was about [...] years old, medium height, dark-skinned, with a round face.
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Written in the 16th year, month of Dystros.
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