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Registration of a son with the phylarchy of Oxyrhynchos TM 15760Oxyrhynchos24. - 28. Aug. 285

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A declaration to the officials of the phylarchy of Oxyrhynchos in which Marcus Aurelius Eudaimon asks that his 11-year-old son Aurelius Eudaimon be registered for the first time among minors of his age group in the Cavalry Camp quarter. It was written in late August 285, in Diocletian's first year, by a scribe for the illiterate father.

In English machine translation

To those administering the affairs of the phylarchy of the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites for the current year 1, through the Aurelii Horion son of Theon, and Neilos also called Athenaios, and Melas son of Melas, and their associates, from Marcus Aurelius Eudaimon son of Herakleides, grandson of Dioskoros, his mother being Tauris, from the same city. I wish my son, Aurelius Eudaimon, born to me of the wife living with me, Aurelia Nike also called Taias, from the same city, to be registered for the first time in the same quarter, Cavalry Camp, in which I myself am also registered, being of the 12-drachma class, of gymnasial descent, and 11 years old in the current year 1. Therefore I submit this memorandum, requesting that he be enrolled, through the list of minors filed by you, among those of his age group, as is proper, and I swear the oath customary among Romans that I have not lied. Year 1 of Imperator Caesar Gaius Valerius Diocletianus Pius Felix Augustus, intercalary days […] I, Aurelius Eudaimon, have submitted this and sworn the oath as stated above. I, Aurelius Asklas, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. Cavalry Camp […] […]

The phylarchy was the civic body managing the city's tribes and quarters; registration of boys of the privileged 12-drachma and gymnasial class mattered for tax status. The 'intercalary days' are the five extra days closing the Egyptian year.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Registration of a Child). 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.46.3295

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 24. - 28. Aug. 285 · Oxyrhynchos

τοῖς διοικοῦσι τὰ κατὰ τὴν φυλαρχίαν τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος α ἔτους διὰ Αὐρηλίων Ὡρίωνος Θέωνος καὶ Νίλου τοῦ καὶ Ἀθηναίου καὶ Μέλανος Μέλανος καὶ τῶν σὺν αὐτοῖς παρὰ Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Εὐδαίμονος Ἡρακλείδου τοῦ Διοσκόρου μητρὸς Ταύριος ἀπὸ τῆς …