Fragmentary copy of an official order from the reign of Antoninus Pius concerning the execution of a debt against property. Following a petition by Aurelius Mausoues, the strategos and the collector of foreign debts are instructed to notify the heirs of a deceased female debtor and, if they raise no objection within ten days, to proceed with enforcement.
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[The petition of] Aurelius Mausoues [having been read], and the [registration declared by him] having been produced, subscribed as is proper, [and] Hermogenes son of Hermogenes, [who is said to have been] dispatched, [having subscribed that he had been dispatched] for the completion of the transaction, we have decided [that a copy of the petition be written and sent] to the […] strategos and the collector of foreign debts (praktor xenikon), so that, if the aforementioned Aurelius Mausoues, appearing before them, consents to these things and issues [the proper sworn declaration] that what is stated in the petition is true and that nothing contrary has been arranged, and that [he has no claim against the proceedings, and that] the debt is unredeemed, then, a copy of this letter having been delivered to the heirs of the deceased debtor, and if they make no objection within ten days after [these, they may carry out the execution] in the proper manner in accordance with what has been ordered.
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The procedure is enforcement by seizure or entry into possession of property pledged for a debt (enechyrasia or embadeia). The praktor xenikon was the official charged with collecting debts, originally those owed to non-residents.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Esecuzione immobiliare: ἐνεχυρασία ο ἐμβαδεία). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.