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Nomination of dyke-clearers by the komarchs of Mouchinaxap TM 21628Oxyrhynchos11. Mai 358

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Nomination to a compulsory public service (liturgy) sent by the two village heads of Mouchinaxap in the Oxyrhynchite nome to the overseer of public dykes, Aurelius Apollonios. They put forward two villagers, Thonios and Isidoros, as dyke-clearers for the current year. Dated 11 May 358 at Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

After the consulship of our masters Constantius Augustus for the 9th time and Julian the most valiant and most illustrious Caesar for the 2nd time, Pachon 16. To Aurelius Apollonios son of Apollonios, gymnasiarch, councillor, overseer of the public dykes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from the Aurelii Herakleides son of Philiskos and Horis son of Horos, both komarchs of the village of Mouchinaxap in the 3rd pagus of the same nome. We present and nominate, at our own risk, for the clearing of the public dykes belonging to our village in the present year 34 and 3, the persons registered below, who are well-off and suitable for the service. They are: the Aurelii clearers Thonios son of Amois Isidoros son of Philoxenos both from the same village. We, the Aurelii Herakleides son of Philiskos and Horis son of Horos, have submitted this. I, Aurelius Paulos son of Petros, wrote on their behalf, as they do not know letters.

The year 34 and 3 is the Oxyrhynchite era count reckoned from the accessions of Constantius II and Julian era years. Komarchs were village headmen responsible for nominating liturgists, and they did so at their own risk, meaning they were liable if the nominees failed.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Nomination to a Liturgy). 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 · 11. Mai 358 · Oxyrhynchos

μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίου Αὐγούστου τὸ ἔνατον καὶ Ἰουλιανοῦ τοῦ ἀνδρειοτάτου καὶ ἐπιφανεστάτου Καίσαρος τὸ β, Παχὼν ιϛ. Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀπολλωνίῳ Ἀπολλωνίου γυμνασιάρχῳ βουλευτῇ ἐπείκτῃ δημοσίων χωμάτων νομοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Ἡρακλείδου Φιλίσκου καὶ Ὡρῖτος …