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p.enteux.59 28. Jan. 222 v.Chr.Magdola (Arsinoites, Ägypten)
Exécution des clauses d’un bail via HGV-meta
Petition of three tenants against Demetrios over a lease of military holdings. Petition to King Ptolemy III by three tenants, Theodotos, Gaddaios and Phanias, complaining that Demetrios, who leased them two military holdings near Herakleia, refused to come and inspect land that could not be sown and would not guarantee the boundaries, contrary to the lease. The strategos's endorsement orders the village epistates to reconcile the parties or send them on. Written in 222 BC at Magdola in the Arsinoite nome. machine translation
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- Exécution des clauses d’un bail HGV-meta Magdola (Arsinoites, Ägypten)28. Jan. 222 v.Chr.
- Execution of the clauses of a lease APIS-papyrus Magdola (Arsinoite Nome)Jan. 28, 222 BC
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
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· Greek
Transcription
[r]
βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν Θεόδοτος, Γαδδαῖος, Φανίας. ἀδικούμεθα ὑπὸ Δημητρίου τινός. μισθώσας γὰρ ἡμῖν τὸν Νικίου κλῆρον καὶ Ἀσκληπιάδου τριακονταρούρων οὓς ἔχουσιν περὶ κώμην Ἡρακλέαν τῆς Θεμίστου μερίδος, εἰς ἔτη β, ἐφʼ ὧι ἄρξει τῆς μισθώσεως ὁ σπόρος ὁ ἐν τῶι κε ἔτει εἰς τὸ κϛ ἔτος, ἐκφορίου τὴν ἄρουραν ἑκάστην πυρῶν ἀρταβῶν γ, τὸ δεύτερον ἔτος πυρῶν ἀρταβῶν γ 𐅵, καὶ τῆς συγγραφῆς τῆς μισθώσεως διαγορευούσης ἀκίνδυνον
πλὴν ἀβρόχου καὶ καταβρόχου, ἡ δυνατὴ σπαρῆναι ἕως Χοίαχ ι, τὴν δὲ μὴ δυνατὴν σπαρῆναι ἕως ι
τοῦ Χοίαχ, παραλαβόντας Δημήτριον καὶ ἄλλους κοινοὺς ἄνδρας γ· ἡμῶν δὲ παραλαμβανόντων
Δημήτριον ὅπως παραδείξωμεν αὐτῶι τὴν μὴ δυνατὴν σπαρῆναι, οὐ προσέσχηκεν ἡμῶν, βουλόμενος παρασυνγραφεῖν, τὰ δὲ ὅρια ἡμῖν ἃ παρέδειξεν ἐφʼ οἷς συγγεγράμμεθα οὐ βεβαιοῖ. δέομεθά σου,
βασιλεῦ, προστάξαι Διοφάνηι τῶι στρατηγῶι γράψαι Μελεάγρωι τῶι ἐπιστάτηι κώμης Βουβάστου ἀποστεῖλαι τὸν Δημήτριον ἐπὶ Διοφάνην τὸν στρατηγὸν καί,
ἐὰν ἐνδειξώμεθα τὰ διὰ τῆς ἐντεύξεως ὄντα ἀληθῆ, ἐπαναγκάσαι αὐτὸν τὸ δίκαιον ἡμῖν ὑποσχεῖν. τούτου δὲ γενομένου,
ἐσόμεθα τοῦ δικαίου τετευχότες. εὐτύχει.
[v]
Μελεάγρωι. μάλιστα μὲν διάλυσον αὐτούς· εἰ δὲ μή, πρὸς ἡμᾶς ἀπόστειλον ὅπως ἐπισκεψώμεθα. ἔτους κε, Λώιου κϛ, Χοίαχ ιγ.
ἔτους κε, Λώιου κϛ, Χοίαχ ιγ.
Θεόδοτος, Γαδδαῖος, Φανίας
πρὸς Δημήτριον περὶ μισθώσεως
κλήρου.Translations (1)
[recto]
To King Ptolemy, greetings from Theodotos, Gaddaios and Phanias. We are wronged by a certain Demetrios. For he leased to us the holdings (kleroi) of Nikias and Asklepiades, thirty-aroura holders, which they have near the village of Herakleia in the division of Themistos, for 2 years, on condition that the lease would begin with the sowing in year 25 for year 26, at a rent of 3 artabas of wheat for each aroura, and in the second year 3 1/2 artabas of wheat; and the lease contract stipulating that it is free of risk except for land unflooded or waterlogged, that which can be sown by Choiak 10, and that which cannot be sown by the 10th of Choiak, (we being required) to bring in Demetrios and 3 other impartial men; but when we were bringing in Demetrios so that we might show him the land that could not be sown, he paid no attention to us, wishing to break the contract, and he does not guarantee to us the boundaries which he showed us, on which we made the contract. We beg you, O King, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Meleagros the epistates of the village of Boubastos to send Demetrios to Diophanes the strategos and, if we prove that what is in the petition is true, to compel him to give us justice. If this is done, we shall have obtained justice. Farewell.
[verso]
To Meleagros. Preferably reconcile them; otherwise, send (them) to us so that we may examine (the matter). Year 25, Loios 26, Choiak 13.
Year 25, Loios 26, Choiak 13.
Theodotos, Gaddaios, Phanias against Demetrios concerning the lease of a holding.
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- TM-Text 3334 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.enteux;;59 tier-1
- HGV-Text 3334 tier-1
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