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Census return of two Aurelii of Oxyrhynchus TM 16455Oxyrhynchos230 - 231

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A fragmentary household census return submitted by two Aurelii from Oxyrhynchus for the house-by-house census of the 9th year of Severus Alexander (AD 229/230). It is filed in accordance with orders of the general Aurelius Zenon Ianuarius and the former prefect Claudius Masculinus; the list of property and household members is almost entirely lost.

In English machine translation

[recto] From the Aurelii Matreo[…], son of […]ous, his mother being Dieus, and […], both from the city of Oxyrhynchus. In accordance with the orders of Aurelius Zenon Ianuarius, the most illustrious general, and Claudius Masculinus, who most illustriously served as prefect, we register for the house-by-house census of the past 9th year of Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Caesar the lord, the […] belonging to us […] […] […] […] […] Matreas (?) […] […] [1 line lost] [? lines lost] [verso] …

The names of the official and former prefect are largely restored by the editor. The census year referred to is the 9th year of Severus Alexander, i.e. AD 229/230, with the return filed shortly afterwards.

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

p.oxy.42.3077

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 230 - 231 · Oxyrhynchos

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