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A death notice submitted by Pnepheros son of Pekysis of the village of Toka in the Oxyrhynchite nome, reporting that his young son Pekysis, a minor with no trade, died in Phaophi of Hadrian's 11th year (AD 126). It is addressed to officials, one named Synistor, and the end is lost.
Such notices were filed so the deceased could be removed from the tax and population registers. The second line, possibly giving the officials' titles, is largely illegible.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Todesanzeige). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Συνίστορι καὶ Τ[…] …[…]…ωτ επιλεκ παρὰ Πνεφερῶτος Πεκύσιος μητρὸς Δημᾶτος ἀπὸ κώμης Τόκα. ὁ υἱός μου Πεκῦσις μητρὸς Ἴσιτος ἀφῆλιξ ἄτεχνος ἀναγραφόμενος ἐπὶ τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης ἐτελεύτησεν τῷ Φαῶφι μηνὶ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος ια ἔτους Ἁδριανοῦ Καίσαρος τοῦ κυρίου. διὸ ἐπιδίδωμι τὸ ὑπόμνημα[…] …
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