Copy of the edict of a praefect
This copy was incorporated in a document that contained at least two columns. The fragment is in a very bad state of conservation, and stripping of the surface has obliterated parts of the writing.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 20974
Copy of an edict of the prefect Gaius Iulius Postumus TM 20974Unknown1st century A.D.
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 3 records across 3 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
Fragment of a copy of an edict issued by Gaius Iulius Postumus, prefect of Egypt, quoted within a longer document. The surviving lines show that the edict responded to complaints from certain people concerning public needs and works, probably compulsory labour or requisitions.
In English machine translation
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from … […] at a bronze drachma (?) […]
Copy of an edict:
Gaius Iulius Postumus says: […]
Since some of the […] have approached me […]
for public needs and works […]
[…]
Gaius Iulius Postumus was prefect of Egypt around AD 45-48, which would narrow the date. The edict's subject is lost after the opening, so its exact purpose is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Copie d’un édit de préfet). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.fouad.1.9
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