Fragment of an official report to the strategos about a fire TM 27827Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)Anfang II

Fragment of an official report addressed to a strategos, apparently concerning a fire or act of arson at the village of Soknopaiou Nesos in the Arsinoite nome. The writer, Horos, refers to a previous strategos, the village scribe and the overseers (epiteretai). Early 2nd century AD.

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The word translated "arson" (enpresmos) can mean deliberate burning or simply a fire. Epiteretai were overseers, often supervising tax collection or state property.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di una relazione ufficiale allo stratego). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.