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Letter of the overseer of prefectural letters to the royal scribe of the Hermopolite nome TM 15350Oxyrhynchos214 - 248

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Opening of an official letter from Aurelius Claudius Lykarion alias Sarapammon, overseer of the prefect's correspondence, to Aurelius Hierax alias Sarapion, royal scribe of the Hermopolite nome, about documents sent to be registered. Only the first lines survive. It dates to AD 214-248 and comes from Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Claudius Lykarion also called Sarapammon, overseer of the prefect's letters and other matters, to Aurelius Hierax also called Sarapion, royal scribe of the Hermopolite nome, his dearest friend, greetings. The […] documents which you sent, to be registered […] […]

The overseer (epiteretes) of the prefect's letters appears to have handled the circulation of the governor's correspondence. The royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) was a senior financial official of the nome.

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

p.oxy.51.3615

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 214 - 248 · Oxyrhynchos

Αὐρήλιος Κλαύδιος Λυκαρίων ὁ καὶ Σαραπάμμων ἐπιτηρητὴς ἡγεμονικῶν ἐπιστολῶν καὶ ἄλλων Αὐρηλίῳ Ἱέρακι τῷ καὶ Σαραπίωνι βασιλικῷ γραμματεῖ Ἑρμουπολίτου τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν. ἃ ἔπεμψας ……ια βιβλία καταχωρισθησόμενα[…] [… ? lines lost …]