Order for Arrest
An order from a centurion to the komarchs and police of Karanis to surrender a man who has been accused by another.
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Order from a centurion for the arrest of Pamoun at Karanis TM 10338Kom Aushim (Karanis)308/309 A.D.
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An order from a centurion to the village heads (komarchs) and public officials of Karanis in the Arsinoite nome, instructing them to hand over a man named Pamoun, accused by Zosimos, or else to appear themselves immediately. It dates to about AD 308-309.
In English machine translation
From the centurion.
To the komarchs and public officials of the village of Keranis. Hand over to the public official sent by me Pamoun, who is accused by Zosimos, or you yourselves come up at once.
Keranis is a spelling of Karanis. The demosioi were village public officials, here likely acting as police.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Order for Arrest). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.isid.129
παρὰ τοῦ ἑκατοντάρχου κωμάρχαις καὶ δημοσίοις κώμης Κερανίδος. παράδοτε τῷ ἀποσταλέντι ὑπʼ ἐμοῦ δημοσίῳ Παμοῦν ἐνκαλούμενον ὑπὸ Ζωσίμου ἢ ὑμεῖς αὐτοὶ ἀνέρχεσθε ἐξαυτῆς.