Fragments of legal proceedings from Ankyron in the Herakleopolite nome, in which a person accused by Sarapas defends registrations of an inheritance. The speaker states that his father, the legionary Marcus Longinius Valens, was called Psenamounis son of Asemos before military service, that he and his elder sister registered the inheritance, and that soldiers serving in a legion may leave their estate to their children.
In English machine translation
[Fragment A]
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[…] after the death of my father […]
[…] inheritance […]
[…] of property that took place […]
[…] we register.
[Fragment B, centre column]
[…] the […] submitted to you by Sarapas, who brought the accusation, of which the copy follows.
I acknowledge that Marcus Longinius Valens ⟦my father⟧ was my father, who before his military service was called Psenamounis son of Asemos. This I declared in the registration made to the authorities of that time, when I and my elder sister An[…]a registered his inheritance; and in agreement with this registration is also the house-by-house registration made in year 2 of Hadrian; for we registered him as Longinius. And he is the same as the one
[Fragment B, middle column]
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[Fragment B, centre column]
formerly called Psenamounis. It is also permitted for those serving in a legion to have their children as heirs. For they do not become Roman citizens only when they are discharged after completing their military service. And in my other registration for […] properties of year 9
(total) 1 solidus 17 1/2 carats, arrears of registration. This, however, we added to the registration made simply for year 9 of Hadrian. Then, having registered ourselves […] for only in year 9 […] it is for all to register. My father died after year 10 of Domitian Caesar the lord […] since those of the soldiers […] register […]
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The text refers to registrations in years 2 and 9 of Hadrian and the father's death after year 10 of Domitian, so it dates to the 2nd century AD. The monetary line with solidus and carats looks out of place for this period and may belong to a later addition or a misreading.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Aus Prozeßakten). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.