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p.bacch.19 14. Juni 171Bakchias (Arsinoites)
Eingabe von Priestern an den Strategen des Herakleidesbezirkes wegen unrechtmäßiger Heranziehung zu liturgischen Dienstleistungen durch einen Deichbeamten (ἐκβολεύς) via HGV-meta
Petition of priests of Bakchias against compulsory dike work far from the village. Petition from Peteuris, Sisoïs and the other priests of the temple at Bakchias to Potamon, strategos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome. They complain that a dike official appointed by the shore-guard is forcing them to do compulsory dike work far from the village, contrary to custom, and ask to work only near the village so they can keep up daily worship for the emperor and the Nile flood. Dated 14 June 171. machine translation
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- Eingabe von Priestern an den Strategen des Herakleidesbezirkes wegen unrechtmäßiger Heranziehung zu liturgischen Dienstleistungen durch einen Deichbeamten (ἐκβολεύς) HGV-meta Bakchias (Arsinoites)14. Juni 171
- Petition, Roman CE 171, Jun 14 APIS-papyrus Bakchias (Arsinoites)Roman CE 171, Jun 14
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Transcription
Ποτάμωνι στρατηγῷ Ἀρσινοίτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος
παρὰ Πετεύριος Πετεύριος καὶ
Σισόιτος Ὀρσενούφεως καὶ τῶν λοιπῶν ἱερέων ἱεροῦ τοῦ ὄντος
ἐν κώμῃ Βακχιάδι. ἐπεὶ ἔθος
ἡμῖν ἐστιν ἄγεσθαι εἰς χωματικὰ
ἔργα οὐκ ἐν ἄλλοις τόποις, εἰ μόνον
ἐν διώρυγι Πατσώντεως λεγομένῃ ἀφʼ ἧς τά τε περὶ τὴν κώμην
ἐδάφη ὑδρεύεται καὶ εἰς τὰ ὑδροστάσια τὰ ὑπʼ αὐτῇ κατέρχεται, νῦν δὲ
ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦ αἰγιαλοφύλακος κατασταθεὶς ἐκβολεὺς βιάζεται ἡμᾶς παρὰ
τὸ ἔθος ἐν ἄλλοις τόποις μακρόθεν
τῆς κώμης ἐργάζεσθαι, ἀξιοῦμεν
ἐὰν σοὶ δόξῃ κελεῦσαι αὐτὸν ἀποστῆναι τῆς καθʼ ἡμῶν ἐπηρείας εἰς τὸ
δύνασθαι ἡμᾶς ἐν τοῖς συνήθεσι
τόποις ἐργαζομένους πλησιάζουσι τῇ κώμῃ καθʼ ἑκάστην ἡμέραν
τὰς τῶν θεῶν θρησκείας ποιεῖσθαι γινομένας ὑπέρ τε διαμονῆς
τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν αὐτοκράτορος
Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος καὶ
τοῦ ἱερωτάτου Νείλου τελείας
ἀναβάσεως ἵνʼ ὦμεν βεβοηθημένοι.
Πετεῦρις ἐτῶν μ ἄσημος
Σισόις ἐτῶν λε ἄσημος
ἔτους ια Αὐρηλίου Ἀντωνίνου Καίσαρος τοῦ
κυρίου Παῦνι κTranslations (1)
To Potamon, strategos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome,
from Peteuris son of Peteuris and Sisoïs son of Orsenouphis and the other priests of the temple in the village of Bakchias.
Since it is customary for us to be taken for dike works in no other places than only at the canal called Patsontis, from which the lands around the village are watered and which flows down into the reservoirs below it, but now the ekboleus appointed by the shore-guard is forcing us, contrary to custom, to work in other places far from the village, we ask, if it seems good to you, that you order him to desist from his abuse against us, so that we may, working in the customary places near the village, perform every day the worship of the gods carried out for the preservation of our lord emperor Aurelius Antoninus Caesar and for the full rise of the most sacred Nile, so that we may have received help.
Peteuris, aged 40, without distinguishing marks.
Sisoïs, aged 35, without distinguishing marks.
Year 11 of Aurelius Antoninus Caesar the lord, Pauni 20.
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- TM-Text 14145 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.bacch;;19 tier-1
- HGV-Text 14145 tier-1
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