Fragment of proceedings before the archidikastes concerning registration and a slave TM 32016Hermopolis (Hermopolites, Ägypten)253 - 268

Fragment of an official record from Hermopolis, AD 253-268, mentioning Pheidias son of Dioskourides, the priest and chief judge (archidikastes), Nikon also called Aniketos, the strategos of the Hermopolite nome, a slave and an heir. It appears to be minutes of proceedings ending with a ruling by the chief judge.

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The catalogue describes it tentatively as minutes of a council session, but the text mentions the archidikastes speaking, suggesting proceedings before that Alexandrian official, who was also priest. 'Entaxasthai' likely refers to registering a document in the archives.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment d'un compte-rendu d'une séance du Conseil (?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.