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An order from Sarapion son of Diogenes to the granary officials (sitologoi) of Metne in the Oxyrhynchite nome, instructing them to transfer 3/4 artaba and 2 choinikes of wheat remaining in his account from the 15th year. It dates to Tybi of year 6 of Commodus, i.e. late December 175 to January 176.
The 15th year is that of Marcus Aurelius, while year 6 of 'Aurelius Antoninus Caesar' refers to Commodus as Caesar, an unusual dating. The sitologoi were state granary officials who managed grain deposits (thema) held for individuals.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Anweisung an die Sitologen). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Σαραπίων Διογένους σιτολόγοις Μετνη μέσης χαίρειν. διαστείλατε ἃς ἔχετέ μου λοιπὰς ἐν θέματι τοῦ διελθόντος ιε ἔτους Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνίνου τοῦ Κυρίου πυροῦ ἀρτάβης ἥμισυ τέταρτον χοίνικας δύο γίνεται ἀρτάβης 𐅸 χοίνικας β. ἔτους ϛ Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος τοῦ Κυρίου Τῦβι[…]
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