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p.enteux.48 13. Jan. 218 v.Chr.Magdola (Arsinoites)
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Petition of Pistos against Aristokrates over unpaid wages for campaign service. Petition to King Ptolemy IV from Pistos, a 'Persian of the epigone', who had served the cavalry settler Aristokrates as an attendant on campaign under contract and complains that 10 drachmas of his wages remain unpaid. He asks that the strategos Diophanes have the case examined, the money paid and the contract cancelled; the strategos's referral to the epistates Pythiades is noted. Dated 218 BC, from Magdola in the Arsinoite nome. machine translation
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- Salaire d’un domestique HGV-meta Magdola (Arsinoites)13. Jan. 218 v.Chr.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[r]
βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν Πίστος Λεοντομένους, Πέρσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς. ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ Ἀριστοκράτου,
Θραικὸς, ἑκατονταρούρου τῆς α ἱππαρχίας, τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν Αὐτοδίκηι. τοῦ γὰρ γ ἔτους, μηνὸς Αὐδναίου η, ἐμοῦ ἐν Αὐτοδίκηι[…]σαντος αὐτῶι κατὰ συγγραφὴν […]…α Πτολεμαι… ἐφʼ ὧι ἀκολουθήσω αὐτῶι ἐν τῆι στρατείαι τὰς
χρείας αὐτῶι παρεχόμενος ε…[…]καταστῆσαι εἰς Αὐτοδίκην, λαμβάνων παρʼ αὐτοῦ μισθοῦ κατὰ μῆνα
τὸ συγχωρηθὲν πρὸς ἀλλήλους, ἐμοῦ δʼ αὐτῶι τὰς χρείας παρεσχημένου καὶ ἀνεγκλήτου γεγονότος καὶ κατεστηκότος μου αὐτὸν εἰς Αὐτοδίκην […] συγγραφὴ διαγ[…] προσοφείλων μοι Ἀριστοκράτης ἀπὸ τῶν μισθῶν
ι δραχμάς, ἀπαιτούμενος ὑπό μου οὐκ ἀποδίδωσι καταφρονῶν διὰ τῆς ἀσθενείας ἀλλὰ οἷός ἐστιν ἐπιπλέκειν με. δέομαι οὖν σου, βασιλεῦ,
προστάξαι Διοφάνει τῶι στρατηγῶι γράψαι Πυθιάδει τῶι ἐπιστάτηι ἀποστεῖλαι Ἀριστοκράτην ἐπʼ αὐτὸν
καί, ἐὰν ᾖ ἃ γράφω ἀληθῆ, ἐπαναγκάσαι αὐτὸν ἀποδοῦναί μοι τὰς ι δραχμὰς καὶ ἄρασθαί μοι τὴν συγγραφήν, ὅπως
μὴ ἐπιπλεκῶ ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ, ἵνα διὰ σέ, βασιλεῦ, τύχω τῆς βοηθείας.
εὐτύχει.
Πυθιάδει. ἐπισκεψάμενος φρόντισον ὅπως τῶν δικαίων τύχηι. ἔτους δ, Δαισίου κζ, Ἁθὺρ κη.
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ἔτους δ, Δαισίου κζ, Ἁθὺρ κη.
Πίστος Λεοντομένους Πέρσης
πρὸς Ἀριστοκράτην ἑκατοντάρουρον περὶ δραχμῶν ι
καὶ συγγραφῆς.Translations (1)
[recto]
To King Ptolemy, greetings from Pistos son of Leontomenes, Persian of the epigone. I am wronged by Aristokrates, Thracian, holder of 100 arouras, of the 1st hipparchy, one of those settled in Autodike. For in year 3, on the 8th of Audnaios, when I was in Autodike, I [...] to him by contract [...] Ptolemai[...] on condition that I would follow him on the campaign, providing services for him [...] and bring him back to Autodike, receiving from him as monthly wages the amount agreed between us. And although I provided him the services and was beyond reproach and brought him back to Autodike [...] the contract [...], Aristokrates still owes me from the wages
10 drachmas, and when I demand them he does not pay, despising me because of my weakness, and moreover he is the sort to entangle me in disputes. I therefore beg you, O King,
to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Pythiades the epistates to send Aristokrates to him
and, if what I write is true, to compel him to pay me the 10 drachmas and to cancel the contract for me, so that
I may not be entangled by him, so that through you, O King, I may obtain help.
Farewell.
To Pythiades. Investigate and see to it that he obtains justice. Year 4, Daisios 27, Hathyr 28.
[verso]
Year 4, Daisios 27, Hathyr 28.
Pistos son of Leontomenes, Persian,
against Aristokrates, holder of 100 arouras, concerning 10 drachmas
and a contract.
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- TM-Text 3323 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.enteux;;48 tier-1
- HGV-Text 3323 tier-1
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