p.harr.2.205
Κλαύδιος […]ὁ διασημότατος ἔπαρχος Αἰγύπτου λέγει· […] ην μὲν κ[…] καὶ τοὺς […] ωσειεν[…] φορα …[…] ἐχρῆν […] γνόντες[…] φι…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
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Fragment of an edict of the prefect Claudius TM 30055unbekanntIII
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Opening lines of an edict issued by a prefect of Egypt named Claudius. Only the heading and a few scattered words of the text survive, so its subject is unknown. It dates to the 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
Claudius […], the most perfect prefect of Egypt,
says: […]
[…] on the one hand […]
and the […]
[…] might […]
[…]
it was necessary […]
having learned […]
[…]
[… ? lines lost …]
The title diasemotatos ("most perfect", Latin vir perfectissimus) was the standard rank-title of prefects of Egypt in this period. The prefect's further names are lost, so he cannot be securely identified.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di editto prefettizio). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.