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p.enteux.43 27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.Magdola (Arsinoites)
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Petition to the king for recovery of 200 drachmas from Diogenes. A petition to King Ptolemy from an elderly person complaining that Diogenes has ignored them and failed to return 200 drachmas received through intermediaries Simias and Krouph(is). The petitioner asks that the strategos Diophanes have the epistates Menandros summon the witnesses and send Diogenes, so the money can be recovered for support in old age. The strategos' docket orders Menandros to reconcile the parties or send Diogenes to the proper court; it dates from 221 BC at Magdola in the Fayum. machine translation
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- chrest.mitt.11 DDbDP-text Magdola (Arsinoites)27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.
- Restitution d’argent HGV-meta Magdola (Arsinoites)27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.
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Inscription #1
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Transcription
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[…]… οὐθενα λόγον ποιεῖται, ἀλλʼ ὑπερεώρακέν με α[…]ο[…]ὄντα ἐπὶ γήρως …[…]
δέομαι οὖν σου, βασιλεῦ, εἴ σοι δοκεῖ, προστάξαι Διοφάνει τῶι στρατηγῶι γράψαι
Μενάνδρωι τῶι ἐπιστάτηι ἀνακαλέσασθαι Σιμίαν καὶ Κρούψ, διʼ ὧν ἔλαβεν τὰς σ δραχμὰς
καὶ ἀποσταλῆναι τὰ ἀπομαρτυρηθέντα Διοφάνει καὶ αὐτὸν Διογένην μετὰ τῶν
ἐνγράπτων, ἵνα πράξας Διοφάνης αὐτόν, ἐὰν ἦι ταῦτα ἀληθῆ, ἀποδῶι μοι καὶ ἔχω εἰς τὸ
γῆρας τὰ ἀναγκαῖα, ἵνα ὦ, βασιλεῦ, διὰ σοῦ τοῦ δικαίου καὶ ἐλεοῦ τετευχὼς εἰς τὸ λοιπὸν τοῦ βίου. εὐτύχει.
Μενάνδρωι. μάλιστα διάλυσον αὐτούς· εἰ δὲ μή, ἀπόστειλον Διογένην ὅπως ἐπὶ τοῦ καθήκοντος κριτηρίου διακριθῶσιν.
ἔτους α, Γορπιαίου λ, Τῦβι ιγ.Translations (1)
[…]
[…] … he takes no account (of me), but has disregarded me […] being in old age […]
I beg you therefore, O king, if it please you, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Menandros the epistates to summon Simias and Krouphis (?), through whom he received the 200 [drachmas], and that the testimony taken be sent to Diophanes, and Diogenes himself with the written documents, so that Diophanes, having exacted payment from him, if these things are true, may give it back to me and I may have the necessities for my old age, so that I may, O king, through you have obtained justice and mercy for the rest of my life. Farewell.
(Docket:) To Menandros. Preferably reconcile them; if not, send Diogenes so that they may have their case decided before the appropriate court.
Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13.
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Magdola (Arsinoites)
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 3318 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.enteux;;43 tier-1
- HGV-Text 3318 tier-1
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