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Nomination of dike workers by an eirenarch to the riparii TM 19672Hermopolites1. Jan. - 25. Apr. 373

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A declaration by Aurelius Kastor, eirenarch (village police chief) of Temenkyrkis Poimenon, to the riparii of the Hermopolite nome, nominating villagers for liturgical duties on the dikes for the coming flood season. He names dike-clearers, a dike-scribe, a wood-measurer, a work-supervisor and a road guard, and guarantees their performance. Written in early AD 373 in the Hermopolite nome.

In English machine translation

After the consulship of Domitius Modestus, the most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium, and Flavius Arintheus, the most illustrious general. To the Aurelii Dorotheos son of Silvanus and Artemidoros son of Herminos, councillors, riparii of the Hermopolite nome, from Aurelius Kastor son of Papnouthios, his mother being Sophia, eirenarch of the village of Temenkyrkis Poimenon in the same nome. I submit and report the persons registered below as dike-clearers, dike-scribe, wood-measurer and work-supervisor for these dikes for the rising of the 17th, that is the 2nd, new indiction, which is now auspiciously beginning, for the crops of the auspicious 18th, that is the 3rd, indiction, being competent, suitable and fit for the charge entrusted to them, at the risk of me the eirenarch. They are: Dike-clearers: Apollonios son of Kollouthos Parammon son of S[…]etis Onnophris son of Eudaimon Lytis son of Pal[…] Dike-scribe: Ibois son of Stephanos Wood-measurer: Herakleios son of Pebos Work-supervisor: Lytis son of Silvanus Guard of Porlas (?) on the public road: Petbes son of Pesis for whom I stand surety and will present them fulfilling the charge entrusted to them as stated above, soundly and faithfully, so that they are blamed in nothing. And if any of them defaults and I do not present him, I myself will undertake the account on his behalf, and having been asked the formal question, I agreed. […]

Riparii were municipal officials responsible for order and security in the nome; the nominees served compulsory public services (liturgies). This is a duplicate copy of the same declaration; the end is lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Return of liturgical officials to riparii). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Jan. - 25. Apr. 373 · Hermopolites

μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν Δομιτίου Μοδέστου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἐπάρχου τοῦ ἱεροῦ πραιτωρίου καὶ Φλαυίου Ἀρινθέου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου στρατηλάτου. Αὐρηλίοις Δωροθέῳ Σιλβανοῦ καὶ Ἀρτεμιδώρῳ Ἑρμίνου πολιτευομένοις ῥιπαρίοις νομοῦ Ἑρμουπολίτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίου ΚάστοροςΠαπνουθίου μητρὸς Σοφίας εἰρηνάρχ…