p.mil.congr.xiv.pg5
Ἀρτεμίδωρος τῶι Περσεῶν ἀρχιφυλακίτηι χαίρειν. οὓς συνέψηκας κακούργους δύο κατάστησον ἐφʼ ἡμᾶς ἅμα τῶι λαβεῖν τὸ γράμμα. τούτων δὲ χάριν πεπόμφαμεν τοὺς ἐφόδους σχεθησομένους μέχρι οὗ συνεξορμήσωσιν. ἔρρωσο. ἔτους κδ Μεχεὶρ κϛ.
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Order to a chief of police to hand over two arrested criminals TM 14424Arsinoites20. Febr. 6 v.Chr.
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A short official order from Artemidoros to the chief of police (archiphylakites) responsible for the 'Persians', instructing him to send two arrested criminals to him immediately, escorted by patrolmen sent for the purpose. It was written in the Arsinoite nome in 6 BC.
In English machine translation
Artemidoros to the chief of police of the Persians, greetings. The two criminals whom you have arrested (?), deliver to us as soon as you receive this letter. For this purpose we have sent the patrolmen, who will be detained (with you) until they set out together.
Farewell. Year 24, Mecheir 26.
The verb rendered 'arrested' (synepsekas) is unusual and its sense is uncertain. 'Persians' here probably refers to a legal-status group rather than ethnic Persians, and the ephodoi were mounted patrol officers.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Anordnung an einen Archiphylakiten, zwei Arrestanten zu überstellen). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.