Extract from the minutes of the prefect Pactumeius at the Arsinoite assize TM 16287Arsinoites176 - 179

An extract from the official minutes of a judicial session held by the prefect Pactumeius (Magnus) at his assize in the Arsinoite nome under the joint reign of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus (AD 176-179). It lists the members of his council and begins the speech of an advocate, Domitius Apollonios, before breaking off.

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The diologismos was the prefect's annual judicial tour (conventus); the eisagogeus was the official who introduced cases to the court. Only the heading and the start of the proceedings survive.

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