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Letter of the prefect Philagrios to the syndikos of Oxyrhynchos about Eudaimon's debtors TM 16008Oxyrhynchos14. Sept. - 30. Sept. 335
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A letter from the prefect of Egypt, Flavius Philagrios, to the syndikos (public advocate) of the Oxyrhynchite nome, forwarding a petition from a certain Eudaimon who said he had debtors who acknowledged their debts. The prefect instructs the official to verify the claim and, if true, protect Eudaimon from loss. It was issued at Alexandria in late September 335.
In English machine translation
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Given […] before the Kalends of October (?), at Alexandria.
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Flavius Philagrios to the syndikos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, greetings.
Eudaimon approached and stated that he has acknowledged debtors, as you will learn from the copy of the petition submitted. See to it, if you find that he is telling the truth, that he is kept free from loss. Farewell.
In the consulship of Julius Constantius, vir clarissimus, patrician, brother of our lord […]
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To the syndikos of the Oxyrhynchite nome
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The dating clause and consular formula are in Latin, while the letter itself is in Greek. The syndikos was a municipal official acting as legal representative and protector of citizens' interests.
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). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.oxy.43.3129
[r,ms] data […]… Kalendas […] Octobres Alexandriae [r,ctr] Φλάουιος Φιλάγριος συνδίκῳ Ὀξυρυγχίτου χαίρειν. Εὐδαίμων προσελθὼν ἔφησεν ἔχειν χρεώστας ὁμολογουμένους, ὡς γνώσει ἐκ τοῦ ἀντιτύπου τοῦ ἐπιδοθέντος λιβέλλου. φρόντισον, εἰ ἀληθεύοντα εὕροις, τὸ ἀζήμιον αὐτῷ φυλάξαι. ἔρρωσ…