DDbDP transcription: p.col.3.53 [xml]
250 BC Philadelphia
νι. νυκτὸς ἐκ τοῦ σιτοβολῶνος
ἀπόλωλεν σήσαμον καὶ λελέαν-
ται τῆι χειρί. διὸ οὐ δυνάμεθά
5πως ἐπιμετρήσαντες ἰδωμεν(*)
τὸ ἀπολωλὸς ἕως ἂν ὑμεῖς εἴδη-
τε(*) καὶ ἐναντίον ὑμῶν ἐπιμε-
τρηθῆι.
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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APIS Translation (English)
Year 35, Tybi 4. Notification to Zenon. Sesame has been lost by night from the grain bin; and it was ground by hand. For that reason I am unable to measure it out and see what was lost until you yourself see it and it may be measured out in your presence.