Opening of a nomination to a public service addressed to the strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome by several Aurelii, among them a son of Thonios and Herakleios son of Eustathios. They put forward someone at their own risk. Written at Oxyrhynchus in Hathyr (late October to November) AD 369.
In English machine translation
In the consulship of Valentinianus the most noble son of our master Valens eternal Augustus, and of Flavius Victor, vir clarissimus, Hathyr.
To […], strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome,
from the Aurelii […]ion son of Thonios and […] and Herakleios son of Eustathios […] having been (?) collectors (?) […]. We give and nominate at our own risk […]
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The nominators appear to be kephalaiotai, heads of a guild or group responsible for nominating persons to compulsory liturgies. The name of the nominee and the office are lost.
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 Public Service). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.