The two outgoing village heads (komarchs) of the hamlet of Panevi submit to the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome a list of men nominated to serve in local compulsory posts for the coming year: new komarchs, a peace officer, field and crop guards and a threshing-floor guard. It is dated 29 August 256 at Oxyrhynchus, and was written by a scribe for the illiterate nominators.
In English machine translation
To Aurelius Sabinus, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, through Aurelius Petronius, deputy,
from Aurelii Pagonis son of Pa…s and Patauris son of Saras, both komarchs of the hamlet of Panevi for the past year 3: list of liturgists for the current year 4, drawn up by us with the consent of the people of the hamlet. It is as follows:
Komarchs: Telemachos son of Saras, mother Helene; Patas son of Herakleos, mother Takathis.
Overseer of the peace: Patarches son of Pekysis, mother Ploutarche.
Field guard: Kastor son of Telemachos, mother Tauris.
Guards of the village and crops: Ploution son of Diogas, mother Herakous; Pekysis son of Ammonios, mother Tamounis; Kephalon son of Papontos, mother Taarphokras; Pettiris son of Metais, mother Kollauchis.
Threshing-floor guard: Saion son of Horos, mother Ploutarche.
All from the same hamlet, men of means and suitable for the duties. […]
Year 4 of the Emperors Caesars Publius Licinius Valerianus and Publius Licinius Valerianus Gallienus, Pii Felices Augusti, Thoth 1.
We, Aurelii Pagonis and Patauris, have submitted this. I, Aurelius […]on son of Ploution, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, wrote on their behalf because they do not know letters.
Liturgies were compulsory public services imposed on residents with sufficient property, hence the assurance that the nominees are 'men of means'. The word 'τελ' after this assurance is unexplained and left untranslated.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Nomination of Village Liturgists). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.