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Oath on undertaking collectorship of metropolitan money taxes TM 16010Oxyrhynchos2. Nov. 237

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Sworn declaration addressed to the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome by a man of Oxyrhynchus, nominated to collect the metropolitan money revenues for the district of Nesmeimis in the Upper toparchy, promising under oath by the emperors Maximinus and Maximus to perform the duty for one year. He names Aurelius Dioskoros as his guarantor. Dated 2 November 237, at Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

[recto] To […], strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from […], son of (?) Claudius, mother Thaesis, from the city of Oxyrhynchus. Having been nominated together with others to the collectorship of the money revenues of the metropolis for the places of Nesmeimis in the Upper toparchy for the present 4th year, I swear by the fortune of Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus and Maximus, Germanici Maximi, Dacici Maximi, Sarmatici Maximi, Caesars, our lords, that I will immediately take up the said service and will carry it out for the appointed annual period that follows, being present so as to be blamed in nothing; otherwise may I be liable to the oath. And I have provided as my guarantor Aurelius Dioskoros, son of Ammonios, mother Thaisous, from the same city, who is present and consents. Year 4 of Imperator Caesar Gaius Iulius Verus Maximinus Pius Felix Augustus Germanicus Maximus Dacicus Maximus Sarmaticus Maximus and Gaius Iulius Verus Maximus Germanicus Maximus Dacicus Maximus Sarmaticus Maximus, the most sacred Caesar Augustus, son of the Augustus, Hathyr 6. [verso] […] of Nesmimis, Auletes (?)

Such compulsory public services (liturgies) were imposed on qualified residents, who swore by the emperor's fortune to discharge them. The verso word Auletes may be a name or the occupation 'piper'.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Oath on Undertaking Service). 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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p.oxy.43.3132

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 2. Nov. 237 · Oxyrhynchos

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