Fragment of a petition addressed to the strategos of the Lykopolite nome, apparently concerning minors and acts said to have no legal force, with a request that the strategos act against unlawful attempts. It is dated to year 1 of joint emperors in the 3rd century AD and mentions a councillor Athenodoros.
In English machine translation
[…] […]
[…] […] of the minors […]
[…] to the strategos of the Lykopolite nome, Phan[…] […]
[…] in the village always […] give (?), the things from childhood […]
[…] being able to have no force […]
[…] still, and not […] to act unlawfully […]
[…] of the aforementioned village […]
[…] to the strategos by this notice, if […]
[…] they should attempt. Farewell. Year 1 of the Emperors […]
[…] Pii Felices Augusti […]
[…] Athenodoros, councillor […]
[…] not knowing (letters) […]
The final line 'not knowing' likely belongs to a subscription formula noting that a woman petitioner did not know letters. The phrase 'Pii Felices Augusti' indicates joint emperors, but their names are lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petizione). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.