p.oxy.51.3616
εἴ τις εὗρεν δοῦλον ὀνόματι Φίλιππον, ……ν, ὡς ἐτῶν ιδ, λευκόχροον, ψελλόν, πλατύρρυγχον, μ…[…]…[…]…αε…ν, ἐνδεδυμένον στιχάριον ἐρεοῦν παχὺ καὶ βάλτιον ἀπὸ χρήσεως […]ἐνεγκάτω ἐν τοῖς σίγνοις λαμβάνων […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 30071
Wanted notice for a runaway slave named Philippos TM 30071OxyrhynchosIII (?)
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A notice seeking a runaway slave named Philippos, aged about 14, describing his appearance and clothing and offering a reward to whoever brings him back. It comes from Oxyrhynchus and probably dates to the 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
If anyone has found a slave named Philippos, […], about 14 years old, fair-skinned, with a lisp (?), flat-nosed, […], wearing a thick woollen tunic and a used belt, […] let him bring him to the standards (?) and receive […]
'Ἐν τοῖς σίγνοις' (Latin signa) probably refers to a military post or headquarters marked by standards, where the slave was to be delivered. 'Psellos' can mean stammering or lisping.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Wanted Notice for a Runaway Slave). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.