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Opening of a will drawn up at Krokodilopolis in the Pathyrite nome on Choiak 25 in the reign of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II with Queens Kleopatra II and III. Only the long dating formula with the eponymous priesthoods and the start of the testator's declaration survive.
The testator's name and all the bequests are lost. The formula 'being in health, sound of mind' is the standard opening of Ptolemaic wills.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as keiner). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
βασιλευόντων βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου θεοῦ εὐεργέτου τοῦ ἐκ Πτολ[…] […] ἐφʼ ἱερέως τοῦ ὄντος ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείαι[…] […]ων ἀθλοφόρου Βερενείκης εὐεργέτιδος[…] […] Πτολεμαίου μὲν σωτῆρος καὶ βασιλέως Πτολεμαίου θεοῦ εὐεργέτου[…] […] ἐπιφανοῦς καὶ εὐχαρίστου καὶ Πτολεμαίου θεοῦ φιλομήτορος[……
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