Sworn confirmation of a death notice with the royal scribe's order of registration TM 16355Herakleopolites (?)10. Aug. 69

The end of a sworn official confirmation connected with a death notice, closing with an oath by the fortune of the emperor Vespasian. The royal scribe Apollonios then states that he will register the dead person among the deceased. Dated 10 August AD 69, probably in the Herakleopolite nome.

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Kaisareios is the Roman name for the Egyptian month Mesore. The royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) was a nome official responsible for registers used in taxation, so removing the dead from the lists ended their poll-tax liability.

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