bgu.2.437
Ἀπολλωνίωι στρατηγῶι Μεμφίτου παρὰ Ἀρείου πρεσβυτέρου Ἀπίωνος τοῦ Ἀπίωνος μητρὸς Σαραποῦτος τῶν ἀπὸ […] [… ? lines lost …]
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Address of a submission from Areios to the strategos Apollonios TM 20166Memphitesca. 174
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Opening of a document addressed to Apollonios, strategos of the Memphite nome, by Areios the elder, son of Apion and Sarapous. Only the address survives, so its purpose is unknown. It dates to about AD 174.
In English machine translation
To Apollonios, strategos of the Memphite nome,
from Areios the elder, son of Apion son of Apion, his mother being Sarapous, one of those from […]
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Only the opening address survives; such openings typically introduce petitions or declarations to the strategos. "Presbyteros" here likely means "the elder" rather than a priestly or village title.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.