Haftbefehl
Letter sent to the archephodos of Tebtunis concerning the custody of a certain Kronion
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 28121
Order to the archephodos of Tebtynis to send up Kronion son of Kronion TM 28121Tebtunis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt2nd century A D
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A short summons or arrest order addressed to the chief of police (archephodos) of the village of Tebtynis, instructing him to send up Kronion son of Kronion, against whom Kronion son of Dioskoros has brought a complaint. It dates to the 2nd century AD and comes from the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
To the archephodos of the village of Tebtynis. [Send up] Kronion son of Kronion, [accused] by Kronion son of Dioskoros.
The archephodos was a village police chief; such orders were typically issued by an official at the nome capital, while one record gives Tebtynis as the place. The key verb 'send up' and 'accused' are editorial restorations following the standard formula.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Haftbefehl). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.lund.6.2
ἀρχεφόδῳ κώμης Τεβτύνεως. ἀνάπεμψον Κρονίωνα Κρονίωνος ἐγκαλούμενον ὑπὸ Κρονίωνος Διοσκόρου.