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ὑπομνηστικόν. τοὺς τέσσερας κωμάρχας ἀγάγετε ἐπὶ τὴν πόλιν τοὺς ὀκτὼ ἀγροφύλακας ἀναγκαίας χρείας ἕνεκεν. ἀλλὰ μὴ ἀμελήσατε, ἐπεὶ ἀπειλὰς ἔχετε δέξασθαι παρὰ τοῦ κόμιτος ἔτους […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 36868
Memorandum ordering komarchs to bring field guards to the city TM 36868unbekanntVI
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A short official memorandum ordering four village headmen (komarchs) to bring eight field guards to the city for an urgent matter, warning them of threats from the count (comes) if they neglect it. It dates to the 6th century AD.
In English machine translation
Memorandum.
You four komarchs, bring to the city the eight field guards, on account of an urgent need. But do not neglect this, since otherwise you can expect to receive threats from the count.
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The komarchs were village headmen and the agrophylakes were rural field guards; the 'count' (komes) was a high-ranking official. The Greek word order is loose and could also be read as ordering the komarchs and field guards together to the city.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ordinanza in forma di pro memoria ai komarchai). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.