bgu.20.2861
ἀρχεφόδωι κώμης Πτολεμαΐδος Ὅρμου. ἔκπεμψον Ἡρακλᾶν γεωργὸν Ἰσχυρίωνος ἐνκαλούμενον ὑπὸ Ἡραείδος τῆς Πτολεμαίου ἐξαυτῆς.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 316224
Summons for the farmer Heraklas to the chief of police of Ptolemais Hormou TM 316224Ptolemais Hormu (Arsinoites)Mitte I - Mitte II
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A short order addressed to the chief of police of the village of Ptolemais Hormou in the Arsinoite nome, instructing him to send up at once Heraklas, a farmer working for Ischyrion, against whom Herais daughter of Ptolemaios has brought an accusation. It dates from the mid-1st to mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
To the chief of police of the village of Ptolemais Hormou. Send up Heraklas, farmer of Ischyrion, who is accused by Herais daughter of Ptolemaios, immediately.
The archephodos was a village police chief; such summonses ordered him to deliver an accused person to the issuing official. The scribe wrote ekkpempson in error for ekpempson.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Summons). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.