Copies of prefectal letters to Oxyrhynchus permitting construction of a bath TM 15968Oxyrhynchos21. März 128 (?)

Copies of letters from the Roman prefect of Egypt, Flavius Titianus, to the city of Oxyrhynchus, from the reign of Hadrian (year 12, AD 128). In the better preserved letter the prefect praises the citizens' wish to beautify their city and permits them to build a bath from funds already collected and further contributions; the end of an earlier letter threatens punishment for anyone obstructing some work.

In English machine translation

The date of 21 March 128 corresponds to Phamenoth 25 of the first letter; the second letter's month is lost. The verso mention of Herakleopolis is too fragmentary to interpret.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter of a Prefect, etc.). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.