Proposition pour une liturgie
Proposal for a liturgy: two comarchs propose a person for tesserarius
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 17556
Nomination of a tesserarius by the komarchs of Nesos TM 17556Nesos (possibly Nesos Apollinariados, Panopolite nome), Province of EgyptMarch 10, 321 A.D.
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Two village headmen (komarchs) of Nesos nominate Aurelius Psenpnouthes son of Sarapion to the official of the 2nd district as tesserarius, a local liturgical post, for the period from Phamenoth to Thoth of the next year, guaranteeing to perform the duty themselves if he does not. It was written in March 321 by a scribe because the komarchs were illiterate.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…] […]
to the praepositus of the 2nd pagus,
from Aurelius Petenonteris and Psenpnouthes, komarchs of Nesos, from […]
We report and nominate as tesserarius Aurelius Psenpnouthes son of Sarapion of the nome (?) from the month of Phamenoth until Thoth of the coming year. If he does not remain, we shall fulfil the duty, and having been asked the formal question we have agreed.
In the consulship of our lords Licinius Augustus for the 6th time and Licinianus the most illustrious Caesar for the 2nd time, Phamenoth 14.
We, Aurelius Petenonteris and Psenpnouthes son of Oipios, komarchs, have submitted it as stated above. I, Aurelius Psentaminis from […], wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters.
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Nesos
A tesserarius was a minor village official, a compulsory public service (liturgy). The praepositus pagi was the district administrator to whom such nominations were submitted.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Proposition pour une liturgie). 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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