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εἰρηνάρχ κώμης Σερύφεως […] ἀπὸ Ἀκτῆς αἰτιαθέντα ὑπὸ[…] αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν. ἐρρῶσθαι[…]εὔχομαι Π[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 32330
Order to the eirenarchs of Seryphis to send an accused man to the city TM 32330OxyrhynchitesIV - V
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A short order addressed to the eirenarchs (local police officials) of the village of Seryphis, instructing them to send a man from Akte, who had been accused by someone, to the city. It comes from the Oxyrhynchite nome and dates to the 4th or 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
To the eirenarchs of the village of Seryphis […]
[…] from Akte, accused by […] him to the city. [I pray that you] fare well […]
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Eirenarchs were local officials responsible for keeping the peace and arresting suspects. Such summons orders typically instructed village officials to send up an accused person to the nome capital, here presumably Oxyrhynchus.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Überstellungsbefehl). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.