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Fragment of a petition addressed to an official styled "lord", mentioning an emperor Antoninus, something assessed in addition, and a liturgy (compulsory public service). It dates to the 2nd or 3rd century AD.
A liturgy was a compulsory public service imposed on qualified residents; petitioners often sought release from one. The phrase "in your most [...] times" is a standard flattering formula addressed to the official or emperor.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pétition). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[… 3 lines lost …] […]οὖν προσφευ[…]ομην κύριε [… 3 lines lost …] […]…ος τοῦ κυρίου […]τας ἐπεὶ ου῏ν […] Ἀντωνίνου με […]μιτων κατα… […]…επακτισθεντα υ…ε […] πρὸ πολλὰς … […]ουσι κύριε κ…εβα […]ον Ἀντωνίνου […]…ειν τῶν αὐτῶν […]…εστάτοις σου καιροῖς [… 2 lines lost …] […]ς λειτου…
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