1 † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲩⲥⲧⲏⲥ
It is I, Philotheos, the fleet commander, son of Phoibammon, residing in Parigori, who is writing to my lord, the master, Shenoute, the Anystes
2 ϫⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϩⲉⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲣⲓⲅⲟⲣⲓ
that since beekeepers came and stayed at Parigori,
3 ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲉⲅⲅⲩⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲓⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ
I therefore agree now and I pledge for the third part of the honey
4 ⲉⲁⲩϭⲛⲧⲟⲩ
which they found
5 ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲃ
in their bee(hives)
6 ⲛϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ
of this year.
7 ⲧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉⲩⲧⲉⲣⲁⲥ ⲓⲛⲇⲓⲕⲧⲓⲟⲛⲟⲥ
This second declaration.
8 ⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϣⲏⲣⲡⲥϩⲁⲓ
If I do not give them to you as I wrote earlier
9 ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
all of my support is at risk to you
10 ⲉⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
as a security to you
11 ⲁⲓⲥⲙⲛϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲉⲅⲅⲩⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ
I have drafted this agreement which is a pledge to you
12 ο . γ Φαμενωθ θἰνδικτίονος β
Phamenoth, the 9th, 2nd indiction year
13 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ
I Philotheos, I sign Philotheos
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15 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϫⲛϥⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
I Christophoros, I write instead of him since he does not know (how to write) and I am witness.