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Isidora applies to the strategos for permission to have her son and her cousin circumcised so that they can perform sacred offices.
Translation: To N.N. strategos of the divisions of Themistos and Polemon in the Arsinoite nome, from Isidora daughter of Pakebkis son of Marsisouchos, her mother being … is daughter of Marsisouchos, priestess and … of the famous temple at the village of Tebtunis, through N.N. son of Kronion, exempted priest and stolistes of the said temple. Wishing to circumcise Pakebkis, my son by Kronion son of Pakebkis son of Harpokration, exempted priest and deputy prophet of the said temple, and Panesis, the son of my late maternal uncle Marepsemis son of Marisouchos, his mother being Thenpakebkis daughter of Panesis, likewise priests of the said temple, being boys … I request that in accordance with custom a letter should be written by you to his highness the high-priest in order that, his permission being given, the boys may be able to be circumcised and to perform the sacred offices assigned to them. The boys are Pakebkis son of Kronion son of Pakebkis, his mother being Isidora daughter of Pakebkis, aged 7 years in the 30th year, and Panesis son of Marepsemis son of Marsisouchos, his mother being Thenpakebkis daughter of Pakebkis, aged 11 years in the same 30th year; and my aforesaid husband Kronion son of Pakebkis, who now happens to be in Alexandria, will bring them before his highness the high-priest.

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