Edict of the prefect Petronius Mamertinus on fugitive liturgists TM 21528unbekannt

Fragment of an edict of Marcus Petronius Mamertinus, prefect of Egypt, concerning men appointed to compulsory public services (liturgies) who had fled. He orders them not to abandon their posts and provides for suitable, well-to-do persons to be appointed in their place; the text refers to year 19 of the deified Hadrian.

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Liturgies were compulsory public services imposed on property owners. The reference to 'year 19 of the deified Hadrian' (AD 134/5) is a back-reference; Mamertinus was prefect early in Antoninus Pius' reign (c. AD 133-137).

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Edict of Petronius Mamertinus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.