Epikrisis record for the illegitimate son of Iulia Sarapias TM 9438Arsinoites

Fragment of the record of an examination of status (epikrisis) from the Arsinoite nome, in which Iulia Sarapias, with her guardian Gaius Iulius Apollinarius, presented sealed tablets, including a birth declaration and an attestation that the boy examined, born of a marriage not legally valid, was her son. Three witnesses vouched for her, and a notation from the prefect of the fleet, Baburius Lucullinus, was produced.

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The consuls Severus and Pompeianus (second time) date the attestation to 11 August AD 173; year 11 of Antoninus Pius is AD 147/148. A child born of a non-legal marriage was typically one born to a soldier or sailor serving in the Roman forces, which explains the fleet prefect's involvement.

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