Contract of several men with the princeps of the prefect of Egypt TM 21997Oxyrhynchos315 - 323

Opening of a contract addressed to the princeps (head of staff) of the prefect of Egypt, made by several men, including one from Eleutheropolis in Syria and an Alexandrian named Alexandros son of Dionysios, all residing at Oxyrhynchus. The text breaks off just as the parties begin their acknowledgement, so the nature of the agreement is lost.

In English machine translation

The princeps was the senior officer on the prefect's administrative staff (officium). Only the preamble survives, so the subject of the agreement is unknown.

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