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Council minutes on the validity of nominations without proposer and seconder TM 15950Oxyrhynchos24. Juli 300

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Extract from the minutes of the town council of Oxyrhynchus, 24 July AD 300, in the prytany of Aurelius Themistokles also called Dioskourides. Councillors argue that nominations to public office are invalid unless made with a formal proposer and seconder, citing a precedent referred to the prefect.

In English machine translation

[Fragment A, recto] From the minutes of the most excellent council of the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, in the prytany of Aurelius Themistokles also called Dioskourides, former hypomnematographos, gymnasiarch, councillor, in year 16 and year 15 and year 8 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian Augusti and Constantius and Maximian the most noble Caesars, Epeiph 30, the council being in session, among other deliberations Aurelius Antonios also called Phileas, exegetes of Alexandria, gymnasiarch, said: "[…] that the nominations be made with a proposer and a seconder. Philoumenos also called Phili[…] were nominated without a proposer and seconder having been present. The nomination is invalid." […] also called Ploutarchos, former gymnasiarch, former prytanis, said: "The nominations must be made with a proposer and a seconder. For indeed in my prytany […] some […] and not having proposers and seconders, I referred this to the attention of my lord the prefect." After other matters the prytanis said: "[…] I submit the names of all […] and of those now […] our […] what is fitting." […] the advocate said: "In the case of […] are evident." The prytanis […] being Alexandrians and the […] [… lines lost …] [Fragment B, recto] [… lines lost …] […] […] to be […] following (?) […] to know […] [… lines lost …] [Fragment A, verso] From the minutes of the most excellent council of the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites […] From the minutes of the most excellent […] and most glorious […] [… lines lost …] [Fragment B, verso] [… lines lost …] […]

Nominations (onomasiai) were proposals of individuals for compulsory public services (liturgies). The verso repeats the heading of the minutes, perhaps as a docket or a second copy.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Proceedings of the Bule). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 24. Juli 300 · Oxyrhynchos

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