Nomination of liturgists by the village scribe of Enteiis TM 322168Enteiis (Oxyrhynchites)

A fragmentary nomination by the village scribe of Enteiis to Aurelius Antyllus, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, proposing qualified, literate and well-off men to be submitted to the epistrategos for the lot to replace Tourbon, who had completed his three-year term. One candidate, Belles son of Thaesis, about 30 years old, is named with his property rating.

In English machine translation

Liturgies were compulsory public services assigned to men of sufficient means; candidates nominated by village scribes were chosen by lot before the epistrategos. The office being filled is lost.

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