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ἀρχεφόδῳ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου. ἀνάπεμψον …τραν καὶ Ὡρίωνα καὶ Παβοῦνἐνκαλουμένους ὑπὸ Πεκειω[…]…[…]… ἐξαυτῆς, ἢ τὸν ἀρχέφοδα κατὰτὴν συνήθειαν ποιη……αι ποιεῖται.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 26955
Order to the archephodos of Soknopaiou Nesos to send up accused men TM 26955Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)II
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An order for arrest addressed to the village police chief of Soknopaiou Nesos, instructing him to send up three men, Horion, Pabous and another, who have been accused by a certain Pekeio[…]. It dates to the 2nd century AD and was issued from Ptolemais Euergetis in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
To the chief of police (archephodos) of the village of Soknopaiou Nesos. Send up […]tras and Horion and Pabous, accused by Pekeio[…] […] at once, or […] the archephodos according to custom […].
The archephodos was the chief of the village police. Such short arrest warrants (summonses) were typically issued by an official in the nome capital; the final clause is damaged and its exact sense is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Haftbefehl). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.