p.bad.2.32
πρεσβυτέροις καὶ πράκτορσι κώμης Ἀπιάδος χαίρειν. ἀπολύσατε Ἥρωνα ἀπὸ Βουβάστου.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 27857
Order to release Heron, addressed to the elders and collectors of Apias TM 27857Apias (Arsinoites)II
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A short official order addressed to the village elders and tax collectors of Apias in the Arsinoite nome, instructing them to release a man named Heron from Boubastos. It dates to the 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
To the elders and the collectors of the village of Apias, greetings.
Release Heron from Boubastos.
The praktores were officials charged with collecting taxes or debts, so Heron was probably being held for an unpaid obligation. Boubastos is a village in the Arsinoite nome, presumably Heron's home.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Bitte um Freilassung seitens eines Verhafteten). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.