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Koine Greek

Στατιλίῳ Ἀμμιανῷ τῷ διασημοτάτῳ ἐπάρχῳ Αἰγύπτου
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ὡρείωνος
Ἀνεικήτου
ἀγωνοθετήσαν̣[το]ς γυμνασιάρχου βου-
λευτοῦ τῆς Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν λαμπρᾶς πόλεως· [τ]ὴν ἐκ φύσεως ὀφειλομέ-
νην ἀποσῴζων εὔνοιαν, λαμπρότατε ἡγεμ[ών, πρὸς το]ὺς ὑέας
τοῦ ἀδελφι-
δοῦ μου Ἀνεικήτου
τοῦ καὶ Ῥεμμίου Αὐρηλίους Α[
καὶ Ῥέμμιον
καὶ Αὐρηλίαν Εὐδαιμονίδα σφόδρα κομιδῇ ἀπ̣[όρους ἀπολ]ελειμμένους
τὴν ἀξίωσιν ποιοῦμαι ᾗ σύνψηφος γένοιτο ἀν[αγ]κ̣αιοτάτῃ
τυγχανούσῃ καὶ ἡ σὴ τύχη· κατὰ γὰρ τὸ
ιδ (ἔτους) τῆς θεοῦ Γαλλιηνοῦ βα[σ]ι̣[λείας] τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν τύχῃ
χρησαμένου ἔτι ἐπʼ ἐμαυτοῦ ἔμενον ὡς τῆς μητρ[ὸς αὐτῶν] Αὐρηλίας
Θαή̣[σι]ος ἐν χηρείᾳ τυγχανούσης καὶ ἐπ̣ειδ̣ὴ̣ ν̣ῦ̣[ν

Latin

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Translation into English

To the illustrious Statilius Ammianus, the most distinguished governor of Egypt,
from Aurelius Horianus,
of Anikitos,
having been appointed as the agonothetes of the gymnasium, a member of the council of the illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus; preserving the goodwill owed by nature, most illustrious leader, towards the sons
of my brother Anikitos,
of Aurelius Remmius and Aurelius Eudaimonidas, I am making the request that the honor be granted to them, so that it may be a necessary vote
for your fortune; for according to the year of the god Gallienus, the reign of their father, having been favored, I remained as the mother of them, Aurelia
Thaesios, being in widowhood and since now...

Extracted Koine Greek Text

Στατιλίῳ Ἀμμιανῷ τῷ διασημοτάτῳ ἐπάρχῳ Αἰγύπτου
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ὡρείωνος Ἀνεικήτου ἀγωνοθετήσαντος γυμνασιάρχου βουλευτοῦ τῆς Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν λαμπρᾶς πόλεως·
τὴν ἐκ φύσεως ὀφειλομένην ἀποσῴζων εὔνοιαν, λαμπρότατε ἡγεμών, πρὸς τοὺς ὑέας τοῦ ἀδελφιδοῦ μου Ἀνεικήτου τοῦ καὶ Ῥεμμίου Αὐρηλίους Α[....] καὶ Ῥέμμιον καὶ Αὐρηλίαν Εὐδαιμονίδα σφόδρα κομιδῇ ἀπόρους ἀπολελειμμένους τὴν ἀξίωσιν ποιοῦμαι ᾗ σύνψηφος γένοιτο ἀναγκαιοτάτῃ τυγχανούσῃ καὶ ἡ σὴ τύχη· κατὰ γὰρ τὸ ιδ (ἔτους) τῆς θεοῦ Γαλλιηνοῦ βασιλείας τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτῶν τύχῃ χρησαμένου ἔτι ἐπʼ ἐμαυτοῦ ἔμενον ὡς τῆς μητρὸς αὐτῶν Αὐρηλίας Θαήσιος ἐν χηρείᾳ τυγχανούσης καὶ ἐπειδὴ νῦν [...]

Apparatus Criticus (Textual Notes)

• Line 2: l. Ὡρίωνος (corrected form)
• Line 2: l. Ἀνικήτου (corrected form)
• Line 4: l. υἱοὺς (corrected form)
• Line 5: l. Ἀνικήτου (corrected form)
• Line 7: BL 6.111 : ἂν [δι]κ̣αιοτάτῃ prev. ed.

English Translation

To Statilius Ammianus, the most distinguished prefect of Egypt,
from Aurelius Horion, also called Aniketos, who has served as agonothetes (organizer of games), gymnasiarch, and councillor of the illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus:
Preserving the goodwill naturally owed, most illustrious governor, towards the children of my nephew Aniketos, also called Remmius—Aurelii A[....], Remmius, and Aurelia Eudaimonis—who have been left exceedingly destitute, I make this petition, to which may your Fortune also give assent, as it is most necessary. For in the 14th year of the reign of the divine Gallienus, their father passed away while I was still alive, and they remained under my care, their mother Aurelia Thais being widowed, and since now [...]