p.aberd.176
Κανώπῳ τῷ καὶ Ἀσκληπιάδῃ βασιλικῷ γραμματεῖ διαδεχομένῳ καὶ τὰ κατὰ τὴν στρατηγίαν [… 8 lines lost …]
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Opening of a petition to the royal scribe Kanopos alias Asklepiades TM 9978Arsinoites24. März 204 - 6. Juli 205
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The opening address of a petition to Kanopos also called Asklepiades, royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, who was also acting as deputy strategos. Only the heading survives; the body of the request is lost.
In English machine translation
To Kanopos also called Asklepiades, royal scribe, acting also as deputy for the office of strategos […]
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The royal scribe (basilikos grammateus) was the nome's chief financial official and often stood in for the strategos, the nome governor. The official's title and deputy role are largely restored.
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.