Copy of an edict of the prefect Clodius Culcianus TM 16883Oxyrhynchites (?)

Copy of an edict issued by Clodius Culcianus, prefect of Egypt, opening with praise of the divine providence of the reigning Emperors and Caesars. It refers to the citizens of each city and to an imperial ordinance, but the rest is lost.

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Clodius Culcianus was prefect of Egypt in the early 4th century AD under the Tetrarchy, which suits the reference to Emperors and Caesars. The title 'most perfect' (diasemotatos) renders a Greek rank equivalent to the Latin vir perfectissimus.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Edict of Clodius Culcianus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.