cpr.15.12
[…]Κλώδιος Κουλκιανὸς […] ἀνενεχθεῖσιν ὑπὸ[…] […]ων πόλεως συνδι[…] […]οι μεμνημένη[…] […]καταναγκάσαι τοὺς τα…[…] […] τῆς δικαίας τιμῆς […] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 19255
Fragment of a letter or edict of the prefect Clodius Culcianus TM 19255unbekannt301 - 306
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Fragment of a letter or edict issued by Clodius Culcianus, prefect of Egypt in the early 4th century AD. The surviving phrases mention matters reported to him, a city, compelling certain people, and a "just price", suggesting a regulation of prices or compulsory sales.
In English machine translation
[…] Clodius Culcianus […]
[…] (to those?) reported by […]
[…] of the city […] (advocates?) […]
[…] mindful […]
[…] to compel those […]
[…] of the just price […]
[… ? lines lost …]
Clodius Culcianus was prefect of Egypt under the Tetrarchy; whether this is a letter or an edict is uncertain. The "just price" may relate to the price regulations of the period.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di lettera (o editto) di 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.