Fragments of a Greek will of a Roman soldier or veteran from Egypt, listing bequests in imperial drachmas and talents to his daughters, wife, fellow soldiers, veterans, friends and a freedman. It also appoints guardians for his underage son and heir and provides for the case of the mother's death.
In English machine translation
[Fragment A]
[...] and I give [...]
[...] ... [...]
[...] to Julia Serenilla, (my) daughters [...]
[...]ous, my most pious wife, 1 talent of silver [...]
[...] to Publius Didymianus, soldier of the legion II Traiana [...]
[...] and friend, of the praeteriti (?), 1 imperial talent
[...] legionary, now veteran, 200 imperial drachmas
[...]achos, summus (?) of the Mauretanian ala, 600 imperial drachmas
[...] veteran, 200 imperial drachmas
[...]ianus, standard-bearer of the first cohort Augusta of Pannonians [and ...]
[deleted: ...]
[Fragment B]
To Aelius Memnon, veteran, from the capital sum of silver [...]
to each 200 imperial drachmas
To Antonius Euphranor, veteran and friend, [...] imperial drachmas
To Aelius Tiberius Eudaemon, likewise veteran and friend, [... drachmas]
[...]estos, freedman of the late Serenos son of Asklepiades, [since] he served safely and faithfully, I give and bequeath [... drachmas]
[As guardians] I give to my son and heir [...]
to be brought to the inheritance, Julius Th[...] [and ...] veterans and friends, or their [...]
to each, as a mark of honour, from which each [...]
likewise [...] if my heir comes [of legal age] [...]
immediately after my death has occurred [...]
[...] from my other property [...]
[...] on the day of [my] death [...]
[I wish] until my son becomes heir [...]
all these things which [...]
to him when he has come of age [...]
the [...]
of the property [...] as [...] [my children] being minors [...] above [...]
But if his mother dies before the son [has come of age],
then the guardians shall take care of the [inheritance] [...]
[...]
The legion II Traiana was stationed at Nikopolis near Alexandria. 'Praeteriti' and 'summus' are Latin military terms transliterated into Greek whose exact sense here is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Testament eines römischen Soldaten). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.