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p.flor.1.6 23. Juli 210Hermopolis
Petizione al dioiketes via HGV-meta
Petition of Didymos to the dioiketes for delay of a summons to Alexandria. Petition from Didymos, a councillor and former magistrate of Hermopolis, to the dioiketes Caluentius Adiutor asking for an extension of the deadline to appear in Alexandria to answer an accusation by Petronius Leius, pleading his duties with the wheat harvest measurements and as land inspector. The official's reply refuses, warning of consequences if he ignores a summons. Dated 23 July 210, Hermopolis. machine translation
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- Petizione al dioiketes HGV-meta Hermopolis23. Juli 210
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Transcription
Καλουεντίῳ Ἀδιούτορι τῷ κρατίστῳ διοικητῇ
παρὰ Διδύμου Μαικηνᾶ κοσμητεύσαντος καὶ γυμνασιαρχήσαντος βουλευτοῦ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης ἀρχαίας καὶ λαμπρᾶς. Φιλάμμων ὁ τοῦ νομοῦ στρατηγὸς ἐπέστειλέν μοι ἐξ ἐνκελεύσεώς σου καταντῆσαι εἰς Ἀλεξάνδρειαν ἐντὸς τῆςτριακάδος τοῦ Ἐπεὶφ ἐξ ἐντυχίας Πετρωνίου Λείου βουλομένου μου κατηγορεῖν οὔτε ὄντος δημοσίου
κατηγόρου, ἀλλʼ οὐδὲ ἀσφαλισαμένου τὸ ταμεῖον εἰς τὸ πρόστιμον τῆς συκοφαντίας· ἐβουλόμην μὲν οὖν εἰ οἷόν τε ἦν εὐθέως ἐξορμῆσαι καὶ μετασχεῖν τῆς σῆς δικαιοδοσίας, ἀλλʼ ἐπειδὴ ἡ τῶν δημοσίων μετρημάτων ἀνάγκη τοῦ πυροῦ με κατέχει ἐν τῷ νομῷ· τὰ μὲν γὰρ αὐτὸς μετρῶ οὐκ ὀλίγα ὄντα, τὰ δὲ γεωργοὺς ὀφείλοντάς
μοι ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ἀναγκάζω μετρεῖν· ὑπομιμνῄσκω δέ σε εἰδότα ὅτι καὶ ὁ λαμπρότατος ἡγεμὼν Σουβατιανὸς Ἀκύλας διὰ τὸ ἀπαραίτητον τῆς συνκομιδῆς καὶ τοὺς
ἐνἀλλοτρίᾳ πρότερον ὄντας ἀπεπέμψατο εἰς τοὺς ἰδίους νομοὺς πρὸς τὸν
καιρὸν τῆς συνκομιδῆς· πρὸς δὲ τούτοις μείζονα δικαιολογίαν παρατίθεμαι
αἰτούμενος ἄλλην προθεσμίαν εἰς τὸν κατάπλουν· ἐπισκέπτης γὰρ ἐχειροτονήθην ἅμʼ ἄλλοις γῆς διαμισθουμένης παρὰ τῆς κρατίστης βουλῆς διʼ ὅλου τοῦ νομοῦ διαφερούσης τῷ ἱερωτάτῳ ταμείῳ η[…]…[…]…ρο[…] δεόμεθα πλείονος χρόνου
εἰς τὴν συντελείωσιν· ὅθεν ἀξιῶ τὸ παρὸν συνχωρηθῆναι· τυγχάνει δὲ καταιτιασάμενός μου κεχειρογραφηκέναι καταντῆσαι ὁπότε μηδεπώποτε
ἐχειρογράφησα. διευτύχει. πρὸς δὲ τὴν ἐπίδοσιν τοῦ βιβλιδίου
διεπεμψάμην Νικόδημον βουλευτὴν φίλον Δίδυμος κοσμητεύσας καὶ γυμνασιαρχήσας βουλευτὴς .
ἔτους ιη Ἐπεὶφ κθ.
τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἡγεμόνος κελευόμενα διὰ τάχους ἀνύεσθαι
προσήκει. ἐὰν οὖν ἐντυχόντος τοῦ κατηγόρου κληθεὶς μὴ ὑπακούσῃς ἔσται τὰ ἀκόλουθα. ἀπόδος.Translations (1)
To Caluentius Adiutor, the most excellent dioiketes,
from Didymos son of Maikenas, former kosmetes and former gymnasiarch, councillor of Hermopolis the great, ancient and splendid. Philammon, the strategos of the nome, sent instructions to me on your order to come down to Alexandria within the thirtieth of Epeiph, on the petition of Petronius Leius, who wishes to accuse me although he is not a public accuser, nor has he given security to the treasury for the penalty for false accusation. I would have wished, if it had been possible, to set out at once and take part in your jurisdiction, but the necessity of the public measurements of wheat keeps me in the nome: some I measure myself, being no small amounts, and others I compel farmers who owe to me to measure on my behalf. I remind you, who know it, that the most illustrious prefect Subatianus Aquila too, because of the urgency of the harvest, sent back to their own nomes even those who were previously away from home, for the season of the harvest. In addition to this I put forward a greater justification in asking for another time limit for the journey down: for I was elected inspector together with others of land being leased out by the most excellent council throughout the whole nome, belonging to the most sacred treasury […] we need more time for the completion. Therefore I ask that the present request be granted. He also happens to have accused me of having given a written undertaking to come down, whereas I never gave a written undertaking. Farewell. For the submission of the petition I sent Nikodemos, councillor, my friend. Didymos, former kosmetes and former gymnasiarch, councillor.
Year 18, Epeiph 29.
(Reply:) What is ordered by the most illustrious prefect must be carried out with speed. If therefore, the accuser having petitioned, you are summoned and do not obey, the consequences will follow. Deliver.
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- TM-Text 23540 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.flor;1;6 tier-1
- HGV-Text 23540 tier-1
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