Application to share in the grain dole at Oxyrhynchus TM 45225Oxyrhynchos

An application from Aurelius, son of Techosis, a resident of the Temple of Herakles quarter of Oxyrhynchus, to the official Calpurnius Horion. Having been abroad when he became eligible, he now asks to be included in the city's free grain distribution as decided by the council.

In English machine translation

The grain dole (sitêresion) was a monthly free distribution to registered citizens of Oxyrhynchus in the later 3rd century AD. The homologoi were a class of applicants admitted by birth and registration; the hypomnematographus was a senior municipal official.}

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.