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Application by Aurelius Heras for the corn dole in place of a deceased recipient TM 16604Oxyrhynchos269 - 270

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Application by Aurelius Heras, aged 20, to receive the corn dole at Oxyrhynchus, taking a place won by lot in succession to the deceased Chairemon also called Besammon. It was written for him by another man because he was illiterate, and is confirmed by a scrutineer and two identifying witnesses, in year 2 of Claudius II (AD 269-270).

In English machine translation

[…] having been scrutinized in the aforesaid quarter and being, as of the present 2nd year, 20 years old, and having been enrolled among those about to wear the chlamys, and holding a place by lot, I present myself in place of Chairemon also called Besammon, deceased, and I ask to share in the distribution of the corn dole. Year 2 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Claudius Pius Felix Augustus. I, Aurelius Heras, have submitted (this). I, T…kl…ion (?), wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters. Aurelius Serenus, scrutineer: this is the man who was scrutinized, who also answered when his name was called. Aurelius Theon also called […]ianus, identifier: this is the aforesaid man who was examined, whom I also recognize. Aurelius […]rion, identifier: this is the aforesaid man who was examined, whom I also recognize. […] […]

"Those about to wear the chlamys" refers to youths entering adult status as ephebes, one of the categories eligible for the Oxyrhynchite corn dole. The gnōstēr (identifier) was a witness vouching for the applicant's identity.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Applications to Receive the Dole). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 269 - 270 · Oxyrhynchos

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