Letter of the governor Flavius Julius Ausonius to officials of the Arsinoite nome TM 12468Arsinoites

Fragment of an official letter from Flavius Julius Ausonius, governor (praeses) of the province of Augustamnica, to the exactor, logistes, night-police chiefs and other local officials of the Arsinoite nome. He apparently orders them to obey and assist someone charged with keeping the peace of the city, warning against disorder.

In English machine translation

The exactor (tax official), logistes (city curator), nyktostrategoi (night-watch commanders) and kephalaiotai (heads of groups) were Late Roman municipal officials. Ausonius is known as praeses of Augustamnica in the mid-4th century AD.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Schreiben eines Praeses Augustamnicae). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.