Official letter from the strategos of the Lykopolite nome to Aurelius Chairemon, strategos of the Hermopolite nome, about a wanted man. A namesake doctor had been sent by mistake by the nomarch of Antinoopolis, and the real man was reported to be at the village of Pokis, so the Hermopolite strategos is asked to hand him over to two named escorts. Dated in August 258.
In English machine translation
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[…]aios also called Laitos, strategos of the Lykopolite nome, to Aurelius Chairemon also called Spartiates, strategos of the Hermopolite nome, his dearest, greetings.
[…]uplios or however else he is styled […] from the foresight and order(?) […]
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[…] to Aurelius Horigenes also called Apollonios, successor in the nomarchy of the city of Antinoos, and he, in accordance with his diligence, having found another man of the same name, a doctor, sent him here. But that man said that he (the one sought) was in the village of Pokis in the upper Koussite district of the nome under you. Please, in accordance with the diligence that belongs to you, hand him over to Kolos son of Thatres and As[…] son of Neilos. But also Pebon son of Kallinikos […]
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[…] I pray for your health, dearest.
Year 5 of the Emperors Caesars Publius Licinius Valerianus and Publius Licinius Valerianus Gallienus Germanici Maximi Pii Felices and Publius Licinius Cornelius Saloninus Valerianus the most illustrious Caesar, Augusti, Mesore 1(?).
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The strategos was the chief civil administrator of a nome (district). The name of the man sought is lost; a doctor with the same name was mistakenly sent.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Official Letter). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.