A household census return submitted by Aurelius Menches son of Horos, from a hamlet in the Herakleopolite nome, registering his household for the past 24th regnal year under the orders of the deputy prefect and the prefect Aurelius Datus. It lists his son Horos, Horos's wife and child, siblings, a slave and others with their ages.
In English machine translation
From Aurelius Menches son of Horos, his mother being Taseus, from Leoni... hamlet. I register for the past 24th year, in accordance with the orders of Aurelius […] the most excellent, deputy prefect, and […] by Aurelius Datus the most illustrious prefect […]. I am
Aurelius Menches, aged 6[…]
Aurelius Horos, my son, by his mother Thonilla, aged 32
his wife Th[…], daughter of Achilleus, her mother being Taaphynchis, aged 31
his son Pse[…], born abroad, aged 4
Taseus, sister of the aforementioned Horos, has died
Nechthenibis also called […], brother of the aforementioned Horos, aged 29
Tesnateis, sister, aged 19
Isidora, slave of the aforementioned Menches, […] abroad […]
Horos also called […], son of a freedwoman (?) […]
in the month Ph[…]
[…], his sister […]
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The 24th year is that of Caracalla (AD 215/16); this is among the last census returns from Roman Egypt. The phrase rendered 'deputy prefect' translates an official 'who succeeded to the prefecture' as acting governor.
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.