Application by Aurelius Theon son of Didymos, aged 53, of the Tenth quarter of Oxyrhynchus, to be enrolled among those added to a distribution, supported by extracts from earlier scrutiny (epikrisis) records. It is dated 23 December 225 in the reign of Severus Alexander.
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from Aurelius Theon son of Didymos, son of Kteson, his mother being Saraeus, from the […] and illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites. Having now reached, as of the present 5th year, the age of 53, I declare that I am registered in the Tenth quarter (amphodon). Having obtained the relevant part of the records of scrutiny (epikrisis) from the local public record office, I submit this memorandum so that I too may be enrolled among those being added in the distribution, in accordance with what has been written on this matter.
Year 5 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, Choiak 27.
It is as follows:
Extract from the public record office, from the plain-district (?) scrutiny: of that for the 10th year, in the order of the strategos, first roll, sheet 8: Theon son of Didymos, son of Kteson, his mother being Saraeus daughter of Neilos, without a trade, without distinguishing marks, aged 29, scrutinized at age 29, without distinguishing marks; and of that for the 24th year, in the order of the royal scribe, 1st roll, sheet 5: Theon son of Didymos, son of Kteson, his mother being Saraeus daughter of Neilos, aged 43, […] scrutinized at age 43.
I, Aurelius Theon son of Didymos, have submitted this.
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The addressee is lost; the catalogue identifies the body joined as the gerousia, though the text speaks only of a 'distribution' (dianome). Epikrisis was the official scrutiny of status and age used for privileged registers.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Application to Join the Gerusia). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.