Application by a former liturgist to receive the grain dole TM 45222Oxyrhynchos

An application by an Aurelius, son of Thaesis, of Oxyrhynchus to the hypomnematographos Calpurnius Horion, asking to be admitted to the city's grain dole. He claims eligibility under a council resolution granting the dole to those who had performed liturgies, having served in public donkey-transport, and explains he was away when the registration took place.

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The grain dole (sitêresion) at Oxyrhynchus was a free monthly grain distribution to a limited body of citizens in the later 3rd century AD. A phylarch was an official in charge of a city tribe or quarter who submitted lists of residents.

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