Copy of the will of Messalina, daughter of Kronion, with guardianship authorization TM 41557Between 28 Sept. and 27 Oct. 190 A.D.

[1] [Fragments A-C] Copy of a will. Year 31, Apellaios, Phaophi 3, through […], successor in charge of the record offices of the metropolis and of the three divisions of the Arsinoite nome. The following dispositions were made, being sane and in her right mind, by Messalina, daughter of Kronion son of Kronion, her mother being […], registered in the quarter of the Syrian Quarter, about 60 years old […], with the guardian whom she has freely chosen through Poseidonios, priest and exegetes […] […] […] […] quarter […] […] and affection having shown […] of all the property to be left by me, belonging to me, building plots and slaves and furniture and household goods and crops and produce and debts owed or that will come to me in any manner whatever, to my aforementioned sons Kronion and Herakleides […] to be […] to my account to each of them […] drachmas of silver […] at the discretion of my heirs. Whatever public or private debts I may appear to owe, the same heirs shall pay equally. To no one else do I leave anything. And this is the copy of the authorization: Poseidonios, priest, exegetes and chief prytanis, son of Chariteimos, former agoranomos, to those who administer the archives, greetings. A petition having been given to me in the name of Messalina daughter of Kronion, a copy is sent to you through [2] Harpokration, assistant of the office, so that, if nothing at all stands in the way, you may jointly execute (the document) with her […] of Heron, for this matter only […] To Poseidonios, priest and exegetes, from Messalina daughter of Kronion […] […] […] […] […] Messalina […] registered […] slaves […] aged 34, and Dioskoros (?) […] and Sarapion […] aged 29 […] [Fragment D] […] [Fragment E] […] her […] […] his […] […]