Submissions to officials concerning a purchase of slaves by Aurelia Sarapias TM 981151Between 2nd and 4th century A.D.

Fragments of two columns of documents addressed to officials. The first is from Aurelia Sarapias, acting without a guardian by the right of children, to Eirenaios, royal scribe of the Themistos and Polemon divisions of the Arsinoite nome and acting strategos, concerning her purchase of slaves from a certain Publius son of Zoilos. The second, addressed to an Aurelius, mentions Sebennytos and another Aurelia acting with a guardian.

In English machine translation

The 'right of children' (ius liberorum) allowed a Roman woman with enough children to act without a male guardian. The catalogue calls this a possible petition, but the wording suggests a registration of a slave purchase; the place is inferred from the Themistos and Polemon divisions of the Arsinoite nome named in the address.

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