Order on the levy of xylosaggathon for the imperial mint TM 15351Oxyrhynchos305 - 310

An official letter from the prytanis and other officials of Oxyrhynchus to the secretary Silvanus, passing on an order of the magister rei privatae Neratius Apollonides. It concerns collecting and transporting an annual levy of 1,000 centenaria of xylosaggathon (a wood or fuel material) for the imperial mint, and asks Silvanus to report in writing who is liable for the contribution.

In English machine translation

Xylosaggathon is a rare term for a wood product, probably fuel or charcoal for the mint furnaces; its exact nature is uncertain. The figure of 1,000 centenaria and the emperors' names are partly restored.

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.