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Application to register the son of a deceased veteran among the youths of gymnasial status TM 22242Oxyrhynchos4. Apr. 291

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An application by Aurelius Cornelius to the Oxyrhynchus census officials (laographoi) to register for the first time Aurelius Arianus, the 13-year-old son of his late friend, a discharged veteran, among boys of his age with gymnasial status. It is dated 4 April 291 at Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

To the board of laographoi of the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, through one of them, Aurelius Diogenes also called Hermeias, for the current 7th and 6th year, from Aurelius Cornelius son of Isidoros, his mother being Thaesis, from the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites. I wish to register for the first time with you the son of my friend, the late Arianus, veteran honourably discharged, Aurelius Arianus, his mother being Dionysia, in the quarter of Pammenes' Garden, being 13 years old in the current 7th and 6th year, (rated at) 12 drachmas, of gymnasial status. Therefore I submit this memorandum, asking that he be enrolled in the class of those of his age as is proper, and I swear the oath customary for Romans that I have not lied. Year 7 of Imperator Caesar Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus and year 6 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus, Germanici Maximi, Pii, Felices, Augusti, Pharmouthi 9. (2nd hand) I, Aurelius Cornelius, have submitted and sworn the oath as stated above. (Docket) Pammenes' Garden: Areianus son of Areianus, 13 years old. Areianus son of Areianus, veteran, in Tho[…], through Cornelius, komastes of the busts (?), […] in the same village.

Registration at age 13 determined poll-tax status; the gymnasial class paid at the privileged 12-drachma rate. The final docket lines are damaged and their sense uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Application to Register a Child). 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 · 4. Apr. 291 · Oxyrhynchos

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