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p.fay.11 ca. 115 BCH�rit
Petition of Demetrius via APIS-papyrus
Petition of Demetrios concerning unrepaid loans of wheat. Petition to Queen Cleopatra III and King Ptolemy IX Soter II from Demetrios, an infantry settler at Euhemeria in the Fayum, about three loans of wheat totalling 77 1/2 artabas made to Theotimos son of Phileas of Theadelphia, which were never repaid. He asks that the case be sent to the travelling judges (chrematistai) so the debtor is compelled to pay the contractual value in copper money. machine translation
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- chrest.mitt.14 DDbDP-text H�ritca. 115 BC
- Petition of Demetrius APIS-papyrus H�ritca. 115 BC
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Transcription
Φιλομήτορσι Σωτῆρσι χαίρειν
Δημήτριος[…]
κάτοικος τῶν πεζῶν τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν Εὐημερίᾳ τῆς Θεμίστου μερίδος. ἐν τῷ Χοίαχ
μηνὶ τοῦ ν ἔτους ἐδάνεισα Θεοτείμῳ Φιλέου
Πέρσῃ τῆς ἐπιγονῆς τῶν κατοικούντων ἐν
Θεαδελφείᾳ τῆς αὐτῆς μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου
πυρῶν ἀρτάβας ζ 𐅵, καὶ ἐν τῶι Μεχεὶρ μηνὶ τοῦ αὐτοῦ ἔτους ἄλλας ἀρτάβας με, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ ἐν τῷ
Φαῶφι μηνὶ τοῦ να ἔτους ἄλλας ἀρτάβας κε, τὰς δὲ
πάσας πυρῶν ἀρτάβας οζ 𐅵, κατὰ συγγραφὰς τρεῖς, διὰ
μὲν μιᾶς ζ 𐅵 , διʼ ἑτέρας με, διʼ ὧν ἐδηλώθη ἄλλα τε καὶ ποιήσασθαί μοι αὐτὸν
τὴν ἀπόδοσιν τῶν προκειμένων ἀρταβῶν οζ 𐅵 ἐν τοῖς διὰ τῶν
συμβολαίων ὁρισθεῖσιν χρόνοις ἢ ἐκτεῖσαί
μοι ἑκάστης ἀρτάβης χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς Γ. τούτων δʼ ὄντων
καὶ τῶν τῆς ἀποδόσεως χρόνων διεληλυθότων καὶ ἄλλων ἐπιγεγονότων πλειόνων
ὁ ἐνκαλούμενος πλεονάκις ἀπῃτημένος
οὐχ ὑπομένει ἑκουσίως ἀποδιδόναι, κατανωτιζόμενος τὸ καλῶς ἔχον καὶ τὰς συναλλάξεις. διὸ τὴν ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς καταφυγὴν πεποιημένος δέομαι ἀποστεῖλαί μου τὴν ἔντευξιν ἐπὶ τοὺς ἐπὶ τῶν τόπων χρηματιστάς, ὧν εἰσαγωγεὺς Δωσίθεος, ὅπως διαλέξαντες αὐτὴν εἰς κατάστασιν καὶ ἀνακαλεσάμενοι τὸν Θέωνα διὰ Δημητρίου λογευτοῦ κρίνωσιν πραχθῆναί μοι
αὐτὸν τὴν ὡρισμένην τιμὴν τῆς
ἀρτάβης υγ Γ δραχμάς, τὰ συναγόμενα χαλκοῦ τάλαντα λη δραχμὰς Δφ, ἀκολούθως ταῖς
συγγραφαῖς. τούτων δὲ γενομένων
ἔσομαι βεβοηθημένος.
εὐτυχεῖτε.Translations (1)
To the Philometores Soteres, greeting, from Demetrios […], katoikos of the infantry settled at Euhemeria in the division of Themistos. In the month Choiak of year 50 I lent to Theotimos son of Phileas, Persian of the epigone, of those settled at Theadelphia in the same division of the Arsinoite nome, 7 1/2 artabas of wheat, and in the month Mecheir of the same year another 45 artabas, and likewise in the month Phaophi of year 51 another 25 artabas, in all 77 1/2 artabas of wheat, by three contracts, by one 7 1/2, by another 45, in which it was stated among other things that he should make repayment to me of the aforesaid 77 1/2 artabas within the times fixed in the agreements or pay me 3,000 copper drachmas for each artaba. This being so, and the times of repayment having passed and much more time having elapsed besides, the accused, though often asked, does not consent to pay voluntarily, disregarding what is right and the agreements. Therefore, having taken refuge with you, I ask you to send my petition to the chrematistai of the district, whose eisagogeus is Dositheos, so that having examined it for hearing and having summoned Theon through Demetrios the collector, they may decide that he be made to pay me the fixed price of 3,400 (?) drachmas per artaba, the total amounting to 38 talents 4,500 copper drachmas, in accordance with the contracts. If this is done I shall have received help.
Farewell.
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