p.harr.2.206
[…]ννιανὸς ἔπαρχος[…] […]Αἰγύπτου λέγει· […]ἐντιμῶς ἀπὸ στρατείας[…] […]… τοῦτο κεκελευ[…] […]ων καὶ γενναιοτατ[…] […]Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου […] […]…υθις ἐπιτ[…] […]η ἐνειληφ[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30056
Fragment of a prefectural edict concerning honourably discharged veterans TM 30056unbekannt1. Hälfte III
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Fragment of an edict issued by a prefect of Egypt whose name ends in -nianus, apparently concerning men honourably discharged from military service. It mentions an order and an emperor or person named Marcus Aurelius, and dates to the first half of the 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
[…]nianus, prefect […]
[… of Egypt] says:
[…] honourably from military service […]
[…] … this has been ordered […]
[…] and most noble […]
[…] of Marcus Aurelius […]
[…] … again (?) […]
[…] has taken in hand (?) […]
[… ? lines lost …]
The phrase restored as "honourably from military service" points to veterans with honourable discharge, a group with legal privileges. "Marcus Aurelius" may refer to an emperor of the Severan period or to a citizen bearing that common name.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.