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Nomination of persons to compulsory public services by a phylarch TM 15759Oxyrhynchos29. Aug. 271 - 4. März 272

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A nomination to public service addressed to Aurelius Turbo, strategos of Oxyrhynchus, by the phylarch Aurelius Stephanos son of Horion, who names persons for compulsory services. It is dated by the joint regnal years of Aurelian and Vaballathus of Palmyra, AD 271/272. The list of nominees is lost.

In English machine translation

To Aurelius Turbo, strategos of the illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites, from Aurelius Stephanos son of Horion, phylarch of the illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites for the current year 2 and year 5. For the services written below I nominate the persons registered, so that each may undertake (?) […] the service. They are as follows. Year 2 of Imperator Caesar Lucius Domitius Aurelianus Pius Felix Augustus and year 5 of Julius Aurelius Septimius Vaballathus Athenodorus the illustrious […] […]

The double dating by Aurelian's year 2 and Vaballathus' year 5 reflects the period of Palmyrene control of Egypt. A phylarch was the official of a city tribe responsible for nominating citizens to liturgies.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Nomination to Public Service). 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.46.3294

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 29. Aug. 271 - 4. März 272 · Oxyrhynchos

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