ἐπὶ ὑπάτων τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν αὐτοκρατόρων Κω]ν̣[σ]τ̣α̣ν̣[τίου] τ̣ὸ̣ καὶ [ -ca.?- Μαξιμιανοῦ τὸ Σ]εβαστ̣[ῶν· -ca.?- ] [Αὐρηλίοις Ἱερακ]ί̣ωνι τῷ̣ [κ]α̣ὶ̣ Δ̣[ιονυσ]ί̣[ῳ] γυμν̣[α]σ̣ι̣ά̣[ρ]χῳ βουλευτῇ [ - ca.20 - πρ]υ̣τάνι τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης [Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως καὶ ̣ ̣ ̣ ]μ̣ῳ γυμν̣α̣σιάρχῳ καὶ Σαραπίωνι [ - ca.29 - σ]υ̣ν[δ]ί̣κοις τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως [Αὐρήλιοι ̣ ̣ ] ̣ [̣ ]ν ὁ καὶ Ἡρακλιανὸς ἀρχιερατεύσ̣[ας] καὶ [Ἀ]γαθῖνος ἐξηγητὴς ἀμφότεροι βουλευταὶ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως βιβλι- οφύλακες τοῦ αὐτοῦ νομοῦ τ[ο]ῖ̣[ς] φ̣[ιλτάτο]ι̣[ς] χαίρειν. ἐπεστί̣[λατε] (*)
[ ἡμῖν κ]εκελευκέναι Αὐρήλιον Ἀθανάσιον ἐπίτροπον τῆς κατʼ Αἴγυπτον πριουάτης διʼ ὧν ἔγραψεν κατὰ θεῖον πρόσταγ’μα τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν βασιλέων τε καὶ Κα\i/σάρων ἀκολούθως τοῖς ἐπιτετῖσι (*)
πρὸς αὐτὸν γράμμασι Νερατίου Ἀπολλωνίδου τὰ ὑ (*)
-πάρχοντα Παύλου ἀπὸ τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου ἀποφάσι (*)
ὑποβληθέντος τοῦ διασημοτάτου ἡγουμένου Θ̣η̣βαί (*)
δος Σατρίου Ἀριανου προσκρειθῆναι (*)
τοῖς τοῦ ταμίου (*)
λογισμοῖς καὶ ἐνγρ[ά]φως ἐπιδοῦναι. ὅθεν ἐξετάσαντες διὰ τῶν κατακιμένων (*)
ἐν τοῖς βιβλιοφυλακίοις (*)
βιβλ̣[ί]ων δηλοῦμεν τὸν Παῦλον μηδὲν κεκτῆσθαι μηδʼ ὅ̣λ̣ω̣ς διεστρῶσθαι διὰ τῶ(ν) κατακιμένων (*)
ἐν τοῖ[ς] βιβλιοφυλακίοις (*)
βιβλ̣[ίω]ν̣ μηδὲ \ε/ἰδέναι τὴν τού- 20 [του γυνε͂κα (*)
τινα [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ]τω μὴ φ̣α̣ί̣ν̣εσθαι τὸν [π]ρ̣[ο]κ̣ί̣μ̣ε̣ν̣ο̣ν̣ Παῦλον διεστρωμέ̣[νον διὰ] τ̣[ῶ]ν̣ α̣ὐ̣τῶν κατακιμένων (*)
[ἐ]ν τοῖς δημ[ο]σίοις ἀρχίοις (*)
[βιβλίων -ca.?- ] (hand 2) ἐ̣ρ̣ρ̣ῶσθαι ὑμᾶ̣ς̣ εὔχομα̣ι̣, φι λ (τατοι) (hand 1?) (ἔτους) [ ̣ ̣ καὶ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν Κωνστ̣[α]ν̣τίου καὶ Μαξιμιανοῦ Σεβαστῶν [ - ca.25 - ] ̣ Μαξιμίνου τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων Καισάρων [ -ca.?- ]
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To the most excellent lords, our emperors Constantine and Maximian, greetings. To Aurelius Hierakion, who is also Dionysius, gymnasiarch and councilor of the illustrious and most illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus, and to Sarapion, gymnasiarch and syndics of the same city, Aurelius, who is also Heraklian, high priest, and Agathinus, both councilors of the same city, librarians of the same law, greetings to you, most esteemed.
You have been commanded to send Aurelius Athanasius, the commissioner of the province of Egypt, concerning which he has written according to the divine command of our lords, kings and Caesars, accordingly to those appointed.
To him, letters of Neratius Apollonides concerning the possessions of Paul from Oxyrhynchus have been submitted, which were presented by the most distinguished leader of Thebes, Satrius Arianus, to be accounted for in the treasury and to be recorded. Therefore, having examined through the records in the libraries of books, we declare that Paul has neither acquired anything nor has he been found to be in any way misrepresented through the records in the libraries of books, nor has he been seen to have any wife, so that he should not be found to be misrepresented through the same records in the public archives of books.
May you be well, I wish you well, most esteemed, in the year of our lords Constantine and Maximian, the most illustrious Caesars.
[ἐπὶ ὑπάτων τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν αὐτοκρατόρων Κω]ν̣[σ]τ̣α̣ν̣[τίου] τ̣ὸ̣ καὶ [Μαξιμιανοῦ τὸ Σ]εβαστ̣[ῶν·]
[Αὐρηλίοις Ἱερακ]ί̣ωνι τῷ̣ [κ]α̣ὶ̣ Δ̣[ιονυσ]ί̣[ῳ] γυμν̣[α]σ̣ι̣ά̣[ρ]χῳ βουλευτῇ [πρ]υ̣τάνι τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης [Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλεως καὶ ...]μ̣ῳ γυμν̣α̣σιάρχῳ καὶ Σαραπίωνι [σ]υ̣ν[δ]ί̣κοις τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως [Αὐρήλιοι ...]ν ὁ καὶ Ἡρακλιανὸς ἀρχιερατεύσ̣[ας] καὶ [Ἀ]γαθῖνος ἐξηγητὴς ἀμφότεροι βουλευταὶ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως βιβλιοφύλακες τοῦ αὐτοῦ νομοῦ τ[ο]ῖ̣[ς] φ̣[ιλτάτο]ι̣[ς] χαίρειν.
ἐπεστί̣[λατε] ἡμῖν κ]εκελευκέναι Αὐρήλιον Ἀθανάσιον ἐπίτροπον τῆς κατʼ Αἴγυπτον πριουάτης διʼ ὧν ἔγραψεν κατὰ θεῖον πρόσταγ’μα τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν βασιλέων τε καὶ Καίσαρων ἀκολούθως τοῖς ἐπιτετῖσι πρὸς αὐτὸν γράμμασι Νερατίου Ἀπολλωνίδου τὰ ὑπάρχοντα Παύλου ἀπὸ τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου ἀποφάσι ὑποβληθέντος τοῦ διασημοτάτου ἡγουμένου Θηβαίδος Σατρίου Ἀριανοῦ προσκρειθῆναι τοῖς τοῦ ταμίου λογισμοῖς καὶ ἐνγρ[ά]φως ἐπιδοῦναι.
ὅθεν ἐξετάσαντες διὰ τῶν κατακειμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλιοφυλακίοις βιβλίων δηλοῦμεν τὸν Παῦλον μηδὲν κεκτῆσθαι μηδʼ ὅλως διεστρῶσθαι διὰ τῶν κατακειμένων ἐν τοῖς βιβλιοφυλακίοις βιβλίων μηδὲ εἰδέναι τὴν τούτου γυναῖκα τινα [...]τω μὴ φαίνεσθαι τὸν προκείμενον Παῦλον διεστρωμένον διὰ τῶν αὐτῶν κατακειμένων ἐν τοῖς δημοσίοις ἀρχείοις βιβλίων.
(hand 2) ἐρρῶσθαι ὑμᾶς εὔχομαι, φι(λτατοι)
(hand 1?) (ἔτους) [...] καὶ [...] τῶν κυρίων ἡμῶν Κωνσταντίου καὶ Μαξιμιανοῦ Σεβαστῶν [...] Μαξιμίνου τῶν ἐπιφανεστάτων Καισάρων [...]
- gymnasiarchus (implied from γυμνασιάρχῳ)
- syndicus (implied from συνδίκοις)
- bibliothecarius (implied from βιβλιοφύλακες)
- archivum (implied from ἀρχείοις)
- Caesar (Καίσαρ)
- Augustus (Σεβαστός)
[In the consulship of our lords, the emperors Constantius and Maximianus, Augusti.]
To Aurelius Hierakion, also called Dionysius, gymnasiarch and councillor, prytanis of the illustrious and most illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus, and [...] gymnasiarch, and to Sarapion, syndics of the same city, Aurelii [...] also called Heraclianus, who served as high priest, and Agathinus, exegete, both councillors of the same city, keepers of the archives of the same nome, greetings to our most beloved.
You wrote to us that Aurelius Athanasius, procurator of the private estate in Egypt, had commanded, according to the divine order of our lords, the emperors and Caesars, in accordance with the letters sent to him by Neratius Apollonides, that the property of Paul from Oxyrhynchus, who was denounced by the decision submitted by the most distinguished praeses of the Thebaid, Satrius Arianus, should be assigned to the accounts of the treasury and reported in writing.
Therefore, having examined the books deposited in the archives, we declare that Paul possesses nothing at all, nor is he recorded at all in the books deposited in the archives, nor do we know of any wife of his [...], so that the aforementioned Paul does not appear recorded in the books deposited in the public archives.
(hand 2) I pray for your good health, most beloved.
(hand 1?) [In the year ... and ... of our lords Constantius and Maximianus, Augusti, ... and Maximinus, most noble Caesars ...]