p.oxy.42.3029
[r] … [v] […]χρ […]στρατηγοῖς τῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων νομῶν[…] […]…νων ὑπὲρ τοῦ Μεσορὴ μηνὸς[…] […]εντι ἑκατοντάρχῳ οπιν[…] […]τῆς εὐτυχεστάτης ἡμέρας […] […] Οὐαλεριανοῦ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου[…] […]ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι […]ιτυ Κυνοπολίτου ἄνω
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 16428
Circular letter to the strategoi of several nomes TM 16428Oxyrhynchos253 - 261
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Fragment of an official circular letter addressed to the strategoi of several listed nomes, mentioning the month of Mesore, a centurion and a 'most fortunate day' connected with the emperor Valerian the elder. It dates to AD 253-261 and comes from Oxyrhynchus.
In English machine translation
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[…] to the strategoi of the nomes listed below […]
[…] for the month of Mesore […]
[…] to the centurion […]
[…] of the most fortunate day […]
[…] of Valerianus the elder […]
[…] I pray for your health.
[…] Upper Kynopolite (nome)
Valerian 'the elder' distinguishes the emperor from his son or grandson of the same name; the 'most fortunate day' probably refers to an imperial anniversary or celebration. The final line seems to belong to the list of addressee nomes.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Strategi). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.