Order from a praepositus
Written across the fibres. An order from a praepositus to the irenarch of Senokomis to send a certain individual.
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Order from a praepositus to the irenarch of Senokomis to send Paelenes TM 33652OxyrhynchusEarly 4th century
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A short written order from a praepositus (district official) to the irenarch, the village police officer, of Senokomis, telling him to send a man named Paelenes at once with the messenger on urgent business. It dates to the early 4th century AD and comes from the Oxyrhynchite nome.
In English machine translation
From the praepositus
To the irenarch of the village of Senokomis. Immediately on receiving my letter, send Paelenes […] together with the man dispatched, on account of an urgent matter. ⟦Signed⟧ Signed.
The praepositus pagi oversaw a rural district, and the irenarch was a local official responsible for keeping order. Such summonses often concern people wanted for questioning or for compulsory service; the word after the name 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 Order from a Praepositus to an Irenarch). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.oxy.12.1506
παρὰ τοῦ πραιποσίτου εἰρηνάρχῳ κώμης Σενοκώμεως. αὐθωρὸν δεξάμενός μου τὰ γράμματα πέμψον ἅμα τῷ ἀποσταλέντι Παελένην […]α ἀναγκαίας χρείας ἕνεκεν. σεσημείωμαι.