Guided by the metrical paraphrase of the original author, Bochart laid before the scholars of his time a Latin version, of which the following is an English translation:—
Close Translation of Bochart's Latin Version.
1. I ask the gods and goddesses that preside over this city,
2. That my plans may be fulfilled.—May my business prosper under their guidance!
3. The release of my son and my daughters from the hands of a robber.
4. May the gods grant this, through the mighty spirit that is in them and by their providence!
5. Before his death, Antidamarchus used to sojourn with me.
6. A man intimate with me: but he has joined the ranks of those whose dwelling is in darkness (the dead).
7. There is a general report that his son has here taken his abode; viz. Agorastocles.
8. The token (tally) of my claim to hospitality is a carven tablet, the sculpture whereof is my god. This I carry.