Petition from Aurelius Hexas son of Stephanos of Oxyrhynchus to the logistes Flavius Eutrygios, enclosing minutes of a hearing before Flavius Julius Ausonius, governor of Augustamnica, about restoring to him possession of a house-plot. The attached minutes involve the heirs of Herakleides and the advocate Arios. Written at Oxyrhynchus in AD 342.
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In the consulship of our masters Constantius for the 3rd time and Constans for the 2nd time, Augusti, Epeiph 7.
To Flavius Eutrygios, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome,
from Aurelius Hexas son of Stephanos, from the same city. Of the minutes of proceedings held before the excellency of my lord the most perfect prefect of Augustamnica, Flavius Julius Ausonius, concerning the handing over to me, through your vigour, of possession of our house-plot, I have appended a copy, equal to the petition (?) […]
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The consular date (Constantius III and Constans II) corresponds to AD 342, with Epeiph 7 falling on 1 July. The logistes was the chief financial and judicial officer of the city; the governor held the title 'most perfect' (diasemotatos).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petition to the Logistes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.