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End of an application from Oxyrhynchus by one Aurelius Zoil[…] to be admitted to the corn dole, dated by the joint rule of the Roman emperor (Aurelian) and Vaballathus of Palmyra. It is endorsed by a former phylarch, who confirms the applicant's identity and liturgical service, and by an identifier (gnoster).
The dating formula names Vaballathus, son of Zenobia of Palmyra, alongside the emperor during Palmyrene control of Egypt; the HGV record gives no date. A phylarch was the official of a tribal subdivision of the city who vouched for applicants.
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.
[… ? lines lost …] Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβαστοῦ καὶ Ἰουλίου Αὐρηλίου Σεπτιμίου Οὐαβαλλάθου Ἀθηνοδώρου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου βασιλέως ὑπάτου αὐτοκράτορος στρατηγοῦ Ῥωμαίων Τῦβι ιε. […] Αὐρήλιος Ζωιλ[…]…[…]…[…]…[…] ἐπιδέδωκα. Σεπτίμιος Ἀλέξανδρος γενόμενος φύλαρχος· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ προκείμενος καὶ λε…
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