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Notice from the strategos appointing Aurelius Dioskoros to serve as kosmetes TM 15758Oxyrhynchos262 - 265

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A notice from the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome to Aurelius Dioskoros son of Chosion, informing him that the city council, through its presiding prytanis Aurelius Theon, has directed that he take up the crown of the office of kosmetes for a period in the month Pauni. It was delivered by an assistant named Sarapammon in the reign of Gallienus.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Pa[…] […] k[…]as, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Aurelius Dioskoros son of Chosion, kosmetes, his dearest, greetings. In what the most excellent council of the city here wrote to me through Aurelius Theon son of Sarapion, prytanis in office, it made clear that you must assume the crown of the office of kosmetes from the first day of the month until […] of the present month Pauni […] the […] brought (?) to you […] to be. So that you may know, dearest, and take care of the matters concerning the office, I have written to you. I pray for your health, dearest. Aurelius […] I, Sarapammon, assistant, delivered it. Year […] of Imperator Caesar Publius Licinnius Gallienus Germanicus Maximus Pius Felix Augustus, Pauni 1 […]

The kosmetes was a municipal magistrate responsible for the gymnasium and ephebes; wearing the crown marked the term of service. The exact regnal year and period of service are lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Notice to Serve as a Cosmetes). 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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p.oxy.46.3293

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 262 - 265 · Oxyrhynchos

Αὐρήλιος Πα……[…]…[…] κ…ας στρατηγὸς Ὀξυρυγχίτου Αὐρηλίῳ Διοσκόρῳ Χωσίωνος κοσμητῇ τῷ φιλτάτῳ χαίρειν. διʼ ὧν μοι ἐπέστειλεν ἡ κρατίστη τῶν αὐτόθι βουλὴ διὰ Αὐρηλίου Θέωνος Σαραπίωνος ἐνάρχου πρυτάνεως ἐδήλωσεν δεῖν σε ἀναδήσασθαι τὸν τῆς κοσμητείας στέφανον ἀπὸ νεομηνίας ἕως[…] τ…