ἠνορέης ὀλετῆρα ὑπερφιάλου Βαβυλῶνος
καὶ σέλας ἀκτεάνοιο δίκης Βασίλειον ὕπαρχον,
ξεῖνε, νόῳ σκίρτησον, ἰδὼν ἐφύπερθε πυλάων.
εὐνομίης ποτὶ χῶρον ἀριστογένεθλον ὁδεύεις,

βάρβαρον οὐ τρομέεις, οὐκ ἄρρενας ἀρρενοκοίτας.
ὅπλα Λάκων, σὺ δὲ τεῖχος ἔχεις βασίλειον ἄγαλμα.

— Paton edition

Exult in thy heart, stranger, when thou seest
above the gate the prefect Basil,¹ destroyer of the
valour of insolent Babylon and light of incorrupt jus-
tice. Thou goest to the place of good government,
the mother of excellent sons. Thou hast no need
to fear the barbarian or sodomites.² The Spartan
for a wall has his arms, and thou a royal statue (on
the statue of Basil).

— Paton edition

Exult in thy heart, stranger, when thou seest
above the gate the prefect Basil,¹ destroyer of the
valour of insolent Babylon and light of incorrupt jus-
tice. Thou goest to the place of good government,
the mother of excellent sons. Thou hast no need
to fear the barbarian or sodomites.² The Spartan
for a wall has his arms, and thou a royal statue (on
the statue of Basil).

— Paton edition

ἠνορέης ὀλετῆρα ὑπερφιάλου Βαβυλῶνος
καὶ σέλας ἀκτεάνοιο δίκης Βασίλειον ὕπαρχον,
ξεῖνε, νόῳ σκίρτησον, ἰδὼν ἐφύπερθε πυλάων.
εὐνομίης ποτὶ χῶρον ἀριστογένεθλον ὁδεύεις,

βάρβαρον οὐ τρομέεις, οὐκ ἄρρενας ἀρρενοκοίτας.
ὅπλα Λάκων, σὺ δὲ τεῖχος ἔχεις βασίλειον ἄγαλμα.

— Paton edition