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p.oxy.14.1627 12. Aug. 342Oxyrhynchos

Appointment to a Liturgy via HGV-meta

Agreement to serve a year as guard of the temple of Thoeris in place of a liturgy. An agreement from Oxyrhynchus dated 12 August 342 in which Aurelius Apphous, for himself and his son Thonios, undertakes to Aurelius Diogenes, the systates (liturgy officer) of the serving tribe, to serve a full year as chief guard of the temple of Thoeris. In return Diogenes had assigned them this light duty instead of an unspecified eight-month liturgy. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίου τὸ γ καὶ Κώνσταντος τὸ β τῶν Αὐγούστων Μεσορὴ ιθ. Αὐρήλιος Ἀπφοῦς Παθερμουθίου ἀπὸ τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν πόλεως Αὐρηλίῳ Διογένει Σαραπίωνος συστάτῃ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως τῆς νυνὶ λειτουργούσης φυλῆς χαίρειν. ἐπειδὴ αἱρεῖται ἐμοί τε καὶ τῷ ἡμετέρῳ υἱῶι Θωνίῳ ἐν τῷ ἑξῆς ἐνιαυτῷ ὀκταμηνιαῖος χρόνος λειτουργίας, ἠξιώσαμεν δέ σε εἰσαγγεῖλαι ἡμᾶς εἰς κουφοτάτην χρείαν, τουτέστιν εἰς φυλακίαν ἱεροῦ Θοηρίου, διὰ τὴν περὶ ἡμᾶς μετριότητα καὶ πίστιν συνέθου ἡμῖν κατὰ ταῦτα, καὶ αὐτοὶ ὁμολογοῦμεν ἀντὶ ἴσης ἀμοιβῆς καὶ χάριτος ἐπάναγκες ἡμᾶς ὅλον τὸν ἐνιαύσιον χρόνον πληρῶσαι ἐν τῇ τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἱεροῦ Θοηρίου ἀρχιφύλακος χώρᾳ ἀντὶ τῶν μηνῶν ὀκτώ . πρὸς δὲ ἀμεριμνίαν σου τήνδε τὴν ὁμολογίαν σοι ἐξεδόμην, ἥτις κυρία ἔστω, καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος Ἀπφοῦς Πατερμουθίου εὐδοκῶ πᾶσι τοῖς προκειμένοις καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος Ῥουφίων Ἀπολλωνίου ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰδότος γράμματα. […]διʼ ἐμοῦ Διογένους ἐγράφη.

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
In the consulship of our masters Constantius for the 3rd time and Constans for the 2nd time, the Augusti, Mesore 19. Aurelius Apphous son of Patermouthis, from the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites, to Aurelius Diogenes son of Sarapion, systates of the same city for the tribe now serving in liturgy, greetings. Since an eight-month period of liturgy falls to me and to our son Thonios in the coming year, and we asked you to nominate us to a very light duty, that is, to the guarding of the temple of Thoeris, and on account of our modest means and our trustworthiness you agreed with us accordingly, we ourselves acknowledge, in equal return and as a favour, that we are bound to complete the whole period of a year in the post of chief guard of the same temple of Thoeris instead of the eight months. For your security I have issued this agreement to you, which shall be valid, and on being asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Apphous son of Patermouthis, consent to all the above and on being asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Rouphion son of Apollonios, at his request wrote on his behalf, since he does not know letters. […] Written through me, Diogenes.

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