p.oxy.16.1930
† κωμάρχαις κώμης Ληνῶνος. † Ἡρᾶς ἐλθὼν ἐνταῦθα εἶπεν ὡς ὑμῶν μὴ ἀνασχομένων τὴν ἀμοιβὴν πέμψαι ἀντὶ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου αὐτοῦ. θελήσατε οὖν, ἐὰν ἐπλήρωσεν τὴν ἀμοιβὴν αὐτοῦ, πέμψαι τὸν ὀφείλοντα ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ. ☧
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 37883
Order to the komarchs of Lenon about a substitute for Heras' man TM 37883OxyrhynchosVI
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A short official letter or order addressed to the village headmen (komarchs) of Lenon. It reports that a certain Heras complained that they had refused to send a substitute in place of his man, and instructs them, if he has fulfilled his turn, to send the person who owes the service in his stead. It dates to the 6th century AD and comes from Oxyrhynchus.
In English machine translation
† To the komarchs of the village of Lenon.
† Heras came here and said that you would not allow (?) the replacement to be sent instead of his man. Please therefore, if he has completed his replacement, send the one who is liable in his place. ☧
The word amoibē ('exchange, relief') here seems to mean a rotating replacement for compulsory service or labour; the exact sense of the sentence is somewhat unclear. Komarchs were village headmen responsible for such obligations.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Comarchs). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.