Report on the search for a man to be served with a payment order TM 29030OxyrhynchosII

Fragment of a letter or report from Oxyrhynchus, 2nd century AD, in which the writer explains that he has not yet found a certain man so that he could serve him with a payment order through one of his assistants. He has heard that the man is in Alexandria or elsewhere after moving, and says he is setting off at once to search for him.

In English machine translation

A diastolikon was a written order or instruction, often authorizing payment or official action, with no exact English equivalent. "En tēi Hērakleous" may refer to Herakleopolis or to a district or quarter named after Herakles.

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