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Beginning of a document naming a euthenarch and councillor of Alexandria TM 31516Alexandria (?)III

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A small fragment from the opening of a document, preserving part of the titles of an official who served as euthenarch and as a member of the council of Alexandria. It dates to the 3rd century AD and may come from Alexandria.

In English machine translation

[…] […] … […] and euthenarch and councillor of the most splendid city of the Alexandrians […] … […] […]

The euthenarch was a municipal magistrate responsible for the food supply, especially grain and oil. The mention of the Alexandrian council suggests a date after AD 200, when Alexandria received a council.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Inizio 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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · III · Alexandria (?)

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