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Minutes of proceedings concerning gymnasiarchs and city funds TM 28105ArsinoitesII - III

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Fragmentary minutes of a hearing or council session from the Arsinoite nome, dealing with gymnasiarchs chosen by lot, payments from the city treasury and an advance given to the exegete. Advocates and speakers including Moderatus and Heroninos give their views.

In English machine translation

[… 2 lines lost …] […] gymnasiarch […] […] other (?) […] […] Moderatus […] […] […] of the Herakleides division […] […] […] to do […] […] gymnasiarch(s) […] […] of those chosen by lot […] […] the advocate said: "These men chosen by lot of all […] of the city will take up the office (?) […] […] days are in between, it is not evident […] […] that this […] be paid out to him […] […] will be paid back, he having undertaken […] […] formerly at the […] of the city […] […] another said: "You were saying that also […]" […] said: "The interval (?) is great […]" […]oros the advocate said: "The one who is going to […] to secure, so that he may have for the […]" […] After this, standing by the treasury […] at present, Heroninos said: "[…] of him nothing will be paid out […]" […] has given an advance to the exegete […] […] asked how much he has, followed […] […] is deposited at the bank […] […] there are many receipts, many […] […] does not demand the […] […] with sharp(ness) (?) […] […] the […] for sale (?) […] […] that the […] be handed over […] […] Moderatus said: "[…]" […] […] from the […] […] so that the […] […] […] […] It then became clear […] [… ? lines lost …]

The gymnasiarch and exegete were liturgical city magistrates; the proceedings seem to concern funding of their offices from public funds.

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

bgu.3.893

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · II - III · Arsinoites

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