p.erl.33
Οὐαλερίῳ Σωτᾷ λογιστῇ Ἀρσινοΐτου[…] παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἀμιωνοσαρίου ἀπὸ ἀμφόδου[…] πρὸ ἡμερῶν τούτων τριῶν προσδ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Petition to the logistes Valerius Sotas TM 20943unbekanntca. 314
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Opening of a petition addressed to Valerius Sotas, logistes (city curator) of the Arsinoite nome, by an Aurelius from one of the city quarters. Only the address and the first words of the complaint, about an event three days earlier, survive. It dates to about AD 314.
In English machine translation
To Valerius Sotas, logistes of the [Arsinoite nome] […]
from Aurelius Amionosarios (?), from the quarter […]
Three days ago […]
[…]
The logistes was the official overseeing a city's administration in the early 4th century. The petitioner's name is uncertain as written, and the nome name is a restoration.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Eingabe). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.