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A small fragment of a third-century AD document, apparently a petition (it refers to "this petition" and to the Emperor Aurelius and "his greatness"). Only scattered phrases survive, so the parties and the matter at issue are unknown.
The Greek word biblidia ("little books") is the usual term for a petition. "Aurelius" may belong to the name of any of several third-century emperors.
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 documento). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[… ? lines lost …] [… 1 line lost …] ἀποστεῖλαι αὐτὸν τ…[…] Αὐτοκράτορα Αὐρηλ[…] εἰς τὸ μέγεθος αὐτοῦ ε…[…] ρ…εις· διὸ ἀναγκαίως ε[…] […]…α τῶνδε τῶν βιβλειδίων […] […] εἶναι αὐτὰ ἐν δ…[…] […]δη την…δο…[…] […] τὸ μέγεθος …[…] […] τὸ μηδὲν …[…] [… 1 line lost …] [… ? lines lost …]
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