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ἀρχεφόδωι Πέλα. πέμψον Ἀπολλώνιον Γαίου, ἐντυχόντος Ἀπολλωνίου περὶ κατασπορᾶς.
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Order to the chief of police of Pela to send Apollonios son of Gaius TM 28346Oxyrhynchosfrühes II
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A short official order instructing the chief of police of the village of Pela to send a certain Apollonios son of Gaius, following a petition by another Apollonios about sowing. It comes from Oxyrhynchus in the early 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
To the chief of police of Pela. Send Apollonios son of Gaius, Apollonios having petitioned concerning sowing.
The archephodos was a village police chief; such orders summoned accused persons following a complaint. The dispute 'concerning sowing' (katasporas) presumably involved the sowing of land.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Orders to officials). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.