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Appeal addressed to the town council of Oxyrhynchus by Marcus Aurelius Nepotianus, son of a former gymnasiarch, against his nomination that day to the costly office of gymnasiarch. Claiming he cannot afford the office, he appeals to the prefect of Egypt, Aedinius Julianus. It dates to AD 222-223.
The gymnasiarchy was a liturgical office whose holder paid for the running of the gymnasium; 'not being equal' refers to insufficient means. Aedinius Julianus was prefect of Egypt in 222-223, which dates the text.
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 Town Council). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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