Petition of a priest of Soknopaios to the prefect of Egypt TM 27828Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)Ende II

Fragment of a petition addressed to the prefect of Egypt by a priest of the temple of the god Soknopaios and the associated gods at Soknopaiou Nesos in the Arsinoite nome. Only the address and scattered phrases of the body survive, including a reference to official orders and a formal request.

In English machine translation

The petitioner's name is lost; only his father's name, Tesenouphis, partly survives. The subject of the complaint cannot be recovered.

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