Fragment of a will from Oxyrhynchus in which the testator leaves property, including household goods, valuables and furniture, to his son and heir Aurelius Kopreas. A Dionysios and a woman named Aurelia Apia, in whose trust something is placed, are also mentioned, and there seem to be provisions against anyone bringing lawsuits over the estate.
In English machine translation
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[…] and household goods and valuables and furniture […]
[…] belongs (?) and falls to (me) in any manner whatsoever […]
[…] my son and heir Aurelius […]
[…] revenue, which […] received (?) […]
[…] from the 2nd year and the 1st year of the most fortunate […]
[…] father. Dionysios, by a malicious person […]
[…] my son Aurelius Kopreas […]
[…] or brings lawsuits (concerning) whatever I have left […]
[…] I wish to be (the property) of my son […]
[…] property (?) […]
[…] withdraws […]
[…] to the piety of the […] son […]
[…] in the trust of Aurelia Apia. […]
[…] to take care […]
[…] in the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites […]
[… 2 lines lost …]
[… ? lines lost …]
The use of the name Aurelius and the titles 'glorious and most glorious city' point to the later Roman period (after AD 212, probably 4th century), though no date is recorded. The dating by a 2nd and 1st regnal year suggests joint emperors.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Bruchstück eines Testaments). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.