Petition of a Kynopolite and the deacon Ioannes to a provincial governor TM 32299KynopolitesIV - V

Fragment of a petition addressed to a provincial governor (praeses), whose name ended in -lammon, by a man from the Upper Kynopolite nome and a deacon named Ioannes. The petitioners apparently ask the governor to order action through the stationarii (police officials) so that matters can be settled without court proceedings.

In English machine translation

The stationarii were police or guard officials of the late Roman administration. The phrase 'Upper Kynopolite nome' reflects the late antique division of the Kynopolite district.

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