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Public physician's report on the wounds of an assault victim TM 23779Hermopolis

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A medical report to the defensor (ekdikos) of Hermopolis, Sallustius Olympiodoros, from a public physician, Aurelius Ammonios also called Eusebios, and an assistant of the defensor's office. They were sent to examine the wounds of Stephanos son of Harpokras of the village of Pake, who had complained of an assault by Hermeias, an Antinoite, and his two sons; the description of the injuries is lost.

In English machine translation

To Sallustius Olympiodoros, propoliteuomenos, defensor of the city and of its nome, from Aurelius Ammonios also called Eusebios, public physician, one of the fixed number of approved physicians of the same city, and Pinoution son of Tyrannos, assistant of your office. Having been instructed by your diligence, following the submission of a petition by Stephanos son of Harpokras from the village of Pake, stating that he had suffered an assault by Hermeias son of Horigenes, an Antinoite residing in the same village, and by his sons Hierax and Silvanos, and requesting that the condition of his wounds be inspected by a public physician and that we report in writing, we therefore came together, and I, the physician, declare that I have inspected, in the case of the aforementioned Stephanos, young in age, […] temples (of the head) (?) […] […] […]

The ekdikos (Latin defensor civitatis) was a late Roman official protecting citizens' interests; propoliteuomenos denotes a leading member of the city council. The surviving word in the damaged line probably refers to the temples of the head.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Rapport médical). 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 · Hermopolis

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