Fragment of a petition mentioning komarchs and a prefect of Egypt TM 15207Oxyrhynchos300 (?)

Fragment of a petition from Oxyrhynchus, probably around AD 300, mentioning the komarchs (village heads) of a village, a prefect of Egypt named Claudius, and an official subscription. The petitioner appears to appeal for protection from violence and asks the addressee to act.

In English machine translation

Komarchs were village headmen responsible for local administration and liturgies in the late third and fourth centuries. "Your diligence" (emmeleia) is an honorific form of address for an official.

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