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Death notice for three relatives from Onomphthis TM 16275Hermopolites13. Aug. 229

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A death notice in which Aurelius Saoous of the village of Onomphthis reports that three relatives, including two brothers, died in the 8th year of Severus Alexander, and asks that they be struck from the public registers, their dues having been paid until then. He confirms the statement by an oath on the emperor's fortune; another man wrote for him.

In English machine translation

[…] […] […] […] From Aurelius Saoous […] […] from the village of Onomphthis. Since in the present 8th year of Aurelius Severus Alexander Caesar the lord, my relatives Aurelii […]oous and his brother […] […]kios, the 3 from the same village, have died, for whom the public dues that were owed have been paid up to now, I ask that they be removed from the public registers as is proper, and I swear by the fortune of the lord Aurelius Severus Alexander Augustus that this is so. Year 8 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, Mesore 20. I, Aurelius Saoous […] […], have submitted this and sworn the oath. I, Aurelius […], wrote on his behalf […] through Aurelius E[…]

The addressee, probably a local official, is lost in the opening lines. Removal from the registers ended liability for poll tax and other personal dues.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Todesanzeige). 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 · 13. Aug. 229 · Hermopolites

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