p.lond.3.1309
παρὰ Γεροντίου κόμητος εἰρηνάρχαις κώμης Ἄρεως. τοὺς φονεύσαντας τὸν ἀγροφύλακα πάραυτα ποιήσατε ὑπὸ ἀσφάλειαν εἶναι καὶ τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ πάντα καὶ ἀπαντήσατε ἵνα μὴ κινδυνεύσητε εἰς αὐτὴν τὴν ψυχήν †
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Order from the comes Gerontios to arrest the murderers of a field guard TM 38314HermopolitesVI - VII
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An order from the comes Gerontios to the eirenarchs (village police officials) of the village of Areos, instructing them to arrest at once the murderers of a field guard, secure their houses and property, and appear before him on pain of their lives. It comes from the Hermopolite nome in the 6th-7th century AD.
In English machine translation
From Gerontios, comes,
to the eirenarchs of the village of Areos. Those who murdered the field guard, have them placed under custody immediately, and their houses and everything they have, and present yourselves, so that you do not risk your very life. †
Eirenarchs were local officials responsible for keeping the peace; a comes was a high-ranking official or landowner's agent in late antique Egypt. Orders of this type, known as summonses to village officials, typically end with a threat against the recipients.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.