Minutes of a town council meeting with acclamations TM 31922unbekanntIII

Fragmentary minutes of a meeting of a town council in Roman Egypt, recording speeches by the prytanis (council president) and others, acclamations by the councillors, a proposal for an appointment, and a council resolution. Names mentioned include Zoilos, a man also called Sarapion, Melas and Apollonides.

In English machine translation

The councillors' cry "Okeane" (literally "Ocean!") was a standard acclamation of approval in council proceedings, roughly "Splendid!" The prytanis was the presiding officer of the council.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Report of Senate Meeting). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.