Petition of Aurelia Didyme, matrona stolata, to the deputy strategos TM 30720Arsinoites251 CE – 299 CE

Opening of a petition from Aurelia Didyme, a woman of high rank (matrona stolata), to Aurelius Horion also called Paulinus, acting strategos of the Arsinoite nome. She explains that something happened while she was abroad with her husband, a prefect named Faustinus; the rest is lost. It dates to the second half of the 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

Matrona stolata was an honorific title for women of senatorial or equestrian standing. The first line ("σκα") is probably a filing number, and the restoration of the husband's command as "Aprianus" 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 Petition to the Strategos). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.