The recto holds the beginning of a letter from Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, forwarding to a pagus official a petition of Aurelia Techosous alias Eudaimonis. The verso is the logistes' official daybook, recording day by day the cases heard and decisions taken, with many days marked 'nothing' or 'Day of Zeus', Oxyrhynchos, AD 313.
In English machine translation
[recto]
In the consulship of our master Flavius Valerius Constantinus Augustus for the 3rd time.
Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Aurelius Sarapion, praepositus of the pagus, his dearest, greetings. Of the petition given to me by the woman written below, a copy is sent to you so that […]
To Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome,
from Aurelia Techosous alias Eudaimonis, daughter of Didymos alias Eudaimon, and however she is styled, of the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites. The […]
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[verso, column 1]
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It was decided that the matter be referred to the procurator of the Heptanomia.
Another: […] Libyssa, through Kastor, concerning the need for […] woman of a foreigner (?) to be handed over to the sanctuary (?).
It was decided that it be so done.
Another: […] and Theodora against Arianos concerning a house. It was decided that the grandson Herakleios also receive the share of the […].
6: Day of Zeus.
7: Concerning the price of fish (?), […] of fishermen assigned to a liturgy, in accordance with the order of the catholicus.
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[12: Nothing.]
13: Day of Zeus.
14: Nothing.
15: Serenos son of Dioskourides requested […], paying of a loan 1 (?) talent(s) […] to the city on behalf of the name of The[…]pis, wife of Horion, […] to receive the property.
It was decided that it be so done.
16: Nothing.
17: Nothing.
18: Of Maxentius concerning […] Makedo[…]
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22: Nothing.
23: Nothing.
24: Nothing.
25: Nothing.
26: Nothing.
27: Day of Zeus.
28: Nothing.
29: Nothing.
30: Concerning the opening of a will […] daughter-in-law of Apios, the assessor.
Phaophi 1: Nothing.
2: Nothing.
3: Nothing.
4: Day of Zeus.
5: Asklepiades, overseer of the military mules, (stated) where he deposited (them), complaining that fodder had not been given to the mules.
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It was decided […]
[…] Nothing.
[…] Nothing.
[…] Sarapion […] to have the legal actions.
It was decided that the letter be taken up into the minutes.
Another: the logistes requested that […] pay the creditors within a period of three years.
It was decided that it be so done.
10: Concerning the investigation of the driving off of an ox
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The 'Day of Zeus' entries mark Thursdays (dies Iovis), apparently days without sessions. The logistes was the chief civic official of the city in this period.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Official Daybook). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.