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Notice of the departure of two men without means, with oath by Tiberius TM 20523Oxyrhynchos (Oxyrhynchites, Ägypten)25. Juli - 23. Aug. 19

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A sworn declaration submitted by Thoonis son of Ammonios at Oxyrhynchus reporting that Ammonios and the younger Theon, owners of part of a house in the Teumenouthis lane, have left for foreign parts without resources. He asks that they be entered in the register of those who have departed, and swears by Tiberius that his statement is true. It dates to Mesore of Tiberius' 5th year (AD 19).

In English machine translation

[…] […] registered on the parts belonging to them in the front (?) of a house in the Teumenouthis lane, [which they had bought] from Deesis, wife of M[…] son of Sarapion, in accordance with the deeds of security made to her, have departed to foreign parts, having no other resources. Therefore I submit this memorandum, asking that these men be registered among those who have departed and have no resources, from the present 5th year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, and […] likewise. Farewell. [I, Thoonis son of Ammonios], have submitted the memorandum, [and I swear by Tiberius] Caesar Augustus, Imperator, son of the god Zeus Eleutherios Augustus, that the foregoing is true, and that Ammonios and the younger Theon have no resources up to the present day. If I swear truly, may it be well with me; if falsely, the opposite. Year 5 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Mesore […].

Such notices of anachoresis (flight from one's place of registration) relieved the declarant or community of tax liability for the absentees. The declarant's name is largely restored.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Notice of Removal). 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 · 25. Juli - 23. Aug. 19 · Oxyrhynchos (Oxyrhynchites, Ägypten)

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