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Oath of office for providing animals and wagons for the prefect's journey TM 23656unbekannt210 - 211

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Oath of a man appointed to a liturgy, swearing by the fortune of Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta that he will promptly organize the pack animals and wagons needed for the journey upriver of the prefect of Egypt, Subatianus Aquila. He names Pasion son of Petairis as his guarantor. Dated year 19 (AD 210-211).

In English machine translation

[To …, strategos,] [from …, son of …, his mother being …, from] […] [the city (?)], [nominated by] […] […] […] to be ordered […] the animals and wagons assembled for the auspicious journey upriver of the most illustrious prefect Subatianus Aquila in the present 19th year, I swear by the fortune of our lords the Emperors Severus and Antoninus and Geta, Pii, Augusti, that I will immediately take up the declared service and carry it out, being present, so that I am blamed in nothing, or may I be liable to the oath. I have provided as my guarantor Pasion son of Petairis, his mother being another Kephalous, from the same city, who is willing and consenting. Year 19 […] of the Emperors Caesars Lucius […]

Such compulsory public services (liturgies) were imposed on local residents; the 'journey upriver' (anodos) refers to the prefect's official tour of Egypt. The beginning, including the names of official and swearer, is lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Oath of Office). 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 · 210 - 211

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