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Letter to the protokometai Apollos and Ioannes about an accused man TM 36806Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VI

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Fragment of a letter addressed to Apollos and Ioannes, the village headmen (protokometai) of Aphrodito, concerning an accused man who was to be sent under guard to Lykopolis. The writer acknowledges their letters and promises to send help. It dates from the 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

[recto] I learned from the letters sent to me by you that the man who is accused […] you have(?) […], and four days ago […] of Gessios the slave(?), and moreover also through certain persons […] to Lykopolis with security […] with all vigilance to send to […] through your men […] I am sending you help. [verso] […] to Apollos and Ioannes, protokometai

Protokometai were the leading village officials responsible for order and tax matters. 'Lykon' here refers to the city of Lykopolis (Asyut).

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

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p.cair.masp.1.67063

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI · Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)

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