p.genova.1.12
Νικάνδρωι βασιλικῶι γραμματεῖ παρὰ Ἀπολλοφάνους καὶ Διογένους τοπογραμματέων καὶ κωμογραμματέων Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως […] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 15725
Beginning of an official document from the scribes of Oxyrhynchus to the royal scribe TM 15725Oxyrhynchos72 - 73 (?)
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The opening address of an official document sent by Apollophanes and Diogenes, district and village scribes of the city of Oxyrhynchus, to Nikandros, the royal scribe. Only the heading survives, so the subject of the report is unknown. It probably dates to about AD 72-73.
In English machine translation
To Nikandros, royal scribe,
from Apollophanes and Diogenes, topogrammateis and komogrammateis of the city of the Oxyrhynchi […]
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The topogrammateus and komogrammateus were local scribal officials responsible for district and village records. They reported to the royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) 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 Inizio di documento ufficiale). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.