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Census return of Theon son of Pausirion TM 16576Oxyrhynchos188 - 189

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Opening of a census return submitted by Theon son of Pausirion of Oxyrhynchus for the house-by-house census of the 28th year of Commodus, made on his own behalf, for his full brothers and for the son of their deceased sister. It cites orders of the prefect Tineius Demetrius and the former prefect Aurelius Verianus. The text breaks off before the declared property and persons are listed.

In English machine translation

From Theon son of Pausirion, son of Sarapion also called Pausirion, his mother being Eudaimonis also called Apia, from Oxyrhynchus city. In accordance with the orders of Tineius Demetrius, the most illustrious prefect, and Aurelius Verianus, former prefect, I register for the house-by-house census of the past 28th year of Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord the [property] belonging to me and to my full brothers Plutarchos and Sarapion also called Pausanias, and to the son of our deceased sister […]es also called Apia, Her[…]

The 28th year of Commodus corresponds to AD 187/188, the year of the census being declared. The object registered (probably a house or share of one) is lost in the break.

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.

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p.oxy.36.2800

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 188 - 189 · Oxyrhynchos

παρὰ Θέωνος Παυσιρίωνος τοῦ Σαραπίωνος τοῦ καὶ Παυσιρίωνος μητρὸς Εὐδαιμονίδος τῆς καὶ Ἀπίας ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως. κατὰ τὰ κελευσθέντα ὑπὸ Τινηίου Δημητρίου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἡγεμόνος καὶ Αὐρηλίου Οὐηριανοῦ ἡγεμονεύσαντος ἀπογράφομαι πρὸς τὴν τοῦ διελθόντος κη ἔτους Αὐρηλίου Κομμόδ…