Aurelius Seuthes of Oxyrhynchus asks the systates of the city to enter his two young sons, Thonios (8) and Nemesion called Panetbeus (7), in the register of minors for their age group. The application is dated 26 July 292 under Diocletian and Maximian.
In English machine translation
To Aurelius Diogenes also called Hermias, systates of the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites for the current year 8 and 7,
from Aurelius Seuthes, his mother being Tapous, from the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites.
I wish for the first time, from now on, to register the sons born to me by my wife living with me, Aurelia Apia daughter of Theon, Aurelii: in the quarter of Pammenes' Garden, Thonios, about 8 years old, and in the quarter of Teumenouthis, Nemesion called Panetbeus, about 7 years old.
Therefore I submit this memorandum, asking that they be entered, through the list of minors being filed by you, in the class of those of the same age, as is proper, and I swear the oath customary among Romans that I have not lied.
Year 8 and year 7 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian Augusti, Mesore 2.
[Docket:] Teumenouthis. Thonis, 8 years old […]. Nemesion called Panetbeus, 7 years old […]. Natural sons, perfumers (?), in Tees (?), through Herakleios, former prytanis.
A systates was a city official responsible for a quarter's registers; the docket's words 'myreis en Teei' are obscure, perhaps 'perfumers' or a garbled phrase.
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 Children). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.