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Nomination of two men for naval service on express-post boats TM 16880Oxyrhynchos15. Jan. 318

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A nomination for a compulsory public service (liturgy) addressed by the systates Aurelius Eustochios to Valerius Ammonianus alias Gerontius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome. He names two men of Oxyrhynchos, Pausanias and Apphous, to serve as crew on the boats carrying letters of the express post for the current year. Written at Oxyrhynchos on 15 January 318.

In English machine translation

In the consulship of our masters Licinius Augustus for the 5th time and Crispus the most noble Caesar for the 1st time. To Valerius Ammonianus also called Gerontius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Eustochios son of Kopreus, systates of the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites. I nominate for naval service on the fishing boats carrying letters of the express post, for the period from 1 Thoth to the 5th intercalary day of Mesore inclusive of the current year 12, 10 and 2, the persons registered below, who are suitable for the duty. They are: Aurelii Pausanias son of Aphrodisios, mother Taophelas, Apphous son of Apphous, mother Areia, both from the same city. In the aforesaid consulship, Tybi 20. I, Aurelius Eustochios, systates, have submitted (this).

The systates was a local official responsible for nominating citizens for liturgies; the logistes was the city's chief financial magistrate. The regnal year '12, 10 and 2' refers to the concurrent reigns of Constantine and Licinius, Licinius, and the Caesars.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Nomination for a Liturgy). 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 · 15. Jan. 318 · Oxyrhynchos

ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Λικιννίου Σεβαστοῦ τὸ ε καὶ Κρίσπου τοῦ ἐπιφανεστάτου Καίσαρος τὸ α. Οὐαλερίῳ Ἀμμωνιανῷ τῷ καὶ Γεροντίῳ λογιστῇ Ὀξυρυγχείτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Εὐστοχίου Κοπρέως συστάτου τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν πόλεως. δίδωμι εἰς ναυτικὴν ὑπηρεσίαν ἁλιάδων …