p.oxy.40.2942
χ Νικίππωι νομάρχηι Ἀντινόου πόλεως παρὰ Βησαρίωνος τοῦ καὶ […]…ανδρος Ἀπίωνος Σαβινίου τοῦ καὶ Τροφωνιέως προχειρισθέντος ὑπὸ τῆς κρατίστης βουλῆς […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 16657
Communication to Nikippos, nomarch of Antinoopolis TM 16657Oxyrhynchosca. 154
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Opening of an address to Nikippos, nomarch of Antinoopolis, from Besarion, a citizen of Antinoopolis appointed by the city council. Only the heading survives; the rest of the communication is lost. It was found at Oxyrhynchus and dates to around AD 154.
In English machine translation
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To Nikippos, nomarch of Antinoopolis,
from Besarion also called […]ander, son of Apion, of the Sabinian (tribe) also called Trophonian (deme), appointed by the most excellent council
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[…]
Sabinios and Trophonieus are the tribe and deme names used by citizens of Antinoopolis. The nomarch here was a liturgical official responsible for local revenues, not the old pharaonic governor of a nome.; the chi at the top is a scribal mark.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Communication to a Nomarch). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.