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Declaration for the scrutiny (epikrisis) of the boy Sarapion TM 11216Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)25. Jan. 187
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A declaration submitted by Maron and his wife Eudaimonis of the Arsinoite metropolis to the official in charge of scrutiny, asking that their son Sarapion, now thirteen, be examined for his status. They cite their registration, with the boy, in the census of AD 174/5 in the quarter of Apollonios' Camp; the official Ammonios signs it, dated 25 January 187.
In English machine translation
To Ammonios, former agoranomos and former gymnasiarch, in charge of the scrutiny (epikrisis),
from Maron son of Maron son of Isas, his mother being Saras, and his wife Eudaimonis daughter of Ptolemaios son of Heron, both from the metropolis, registered in the quarter of Apollonios' Camp, Eudaimonis acting with her guardian, her husband Maron. Since our son born to us from each other, Sarapion, has reached the age of thirteen in the present 27th year and must undergo scrutiny according to the orders, we have subjoined the proofs.
We registered in the periodic census returns, and in that of the 14th year of the deified Aurelius Antoninus we both registered in the aforementioned quarter, registering together with us also our son now undergoing scrutiny, in the same house-by-house census of the 14th year. Therefore we submit this.
I, Ammonios, former agoranomos and former gymnasiarch, have signed.
Year 27 of Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord, Tybi 30.
Epikrisis was the official scrutiny of a boy at about age 13-14 to confirm his privileged status (here as a metropolitan resident), which affected his poll-tax rate. The census of the 14th year of Marcus Aurelius is that of AD 174/5.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Déclaration pour l’epikrisis d’un éphèbe). 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.gen.1.2ed.18
Ἀμμωνίῳ ἀγορανομήσαντι καὶ γυμνασιαρχήσαντι πρὸς τῇ ἐπικρίσει παρὰ Μάρωνος Μάρωνος τοῦ Ἰσᾶ, μητρὸς Σαρᾶτος καὶ τῆς γυναικὸς Εὐδαιμονίδος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Ἥρωνος, ἀμφοτέρων ἀπὸ τῆς μητροπόλεως, ἀναγραφομένων ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Ἀπολλωνίου Παρεμβολῆς, τῆς δὲ Εὐδαιμονίδος μετὰ κυρίου αὐτοῦ Μά…