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p.kellis.1.3 Mitte IVKellis (Oasis Magna)

Document Concerning Irrigation via HGV-meta

Mandate of Kellis villagers for petitions concerning irrigation and abuses. A mandate drawn up by a group of villagers of Kellis in the Dakhla Oasis authorizing Aurelius Tiberius to present petitions on their behalf to a high official (a dux or comes). They complain of hardship in the village, apparently concerning the carrying of water for irrigation, and of violence, including a village scribe being led to a deserted place and beaten. Mid-4th century AD. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Αὐρήλιοι[…]καὶ[…]ἀπὸ κώμης Κέλλεως τοῦ Μωθίτου νομοῦ Αὐρηλίῳ Τιβερίῳ […] βουλόμενοι ἐπίδοσιν λιβέλλων ποιήσασθαι παρὰ τῇ ἀνδρείᾳ τοῦ κυρίου διασημοτάτου[…] […]ὅτι μηδὲν ἀδικοῦμεν μετριώτατοι ὄντες καὶ μηδὲν […]μενοι καὶ ὅτι[…] […]ἡμᾶς δυσκληρίαν τῆς κώμης. ὕδατα γὰρ οὐκέτι μεταφέρομεν δια[…] […]οῦντα ἡμῖν. κυρία ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁπλῆ γραφεῖσα ἐφʼ ὑπογραφῆς τῶν ἑξῆς ὑπογαρφόντων καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν.[…] […]τοῦ λαμπροτάτου κόμιτος. Αὐρήλιος […] Κόρακος καὶ […] […]ουτβαντς καὶ Ψεκῆς Πρεμενούριος καὶ[…]…θης χαλκε[…] […]Τιβερίου ἐθέμην τὴν ἐντολὴν ὡς πρόκειται. Αὐρήλιος Ψάις Πετε[…]ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν γράμματα μὴ εἰδότων.[…] […]ων παραχύτος καὶ Πινούθης Γενᾶ καὶ …ο…[…]σιος καὶ Σαραπ[…]ἐθέμεθα τὴν ἐντολὴν ὡς πρόκειται. ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν γράμματα μὴ εἰδότων. Αὐρήλιος[…]ἀπὸ κώμης Κέλλεως. Αὐρήλιος Καλλικλῆς καὶ Παταιᾶς καὶ[…]τωνος καὶ …[…]ἐθέμεθα τὴν ἐντολὴν ὡς πρόκειται. ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν γράμματα μὴ εἰδότων Αὐρήλιος Τιμόθεος Τιβερίου ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης. Αὐρηλι[…] […]μοις καὶ συνηθείᾳ, φυγάδευσαι δὲ τοῦ πλ…[…]ρος τῆς κώμης[…] […] διὰ τοῦτο καὶ πρότερον εἰς μεταφορὰν τῶν[…] χρημάτων […] […]ς γὰρ οἱ βοηθούμενοι διὰ τεσσάρων σημαινομένων πρὸς προσπο[…] […]κωμογραμματέα ἀπαγαγὼν εἴς τινα ἔρημον τόπον πλείστους τύπους[…] […] τοὺς ἀθλίους τούτους καὶ πένητας καὶ[…]φυγαδεύεσθαι[…] […]… ἐκ δέλτου αὐτοῦ τὰ ὑπομνήματα ἐκλαβεῖν […]ιανὸς ὁ διασημότατος[…]

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
Aurelii […] and […] from the village of Kellis of the Mothite nome, to Aurelius Tiberius […] Wishing to make submission of petitions before the Manliness of the lord most perfect […] […] that we do no wrong, being very modest people and […] nothing […] and that […] […] us the misfortune of the village. For we no longer carry water […] […] to us. The mandate, written in a single copy, is valid, with the subscription of those signing below, and having been asked the formal question we agreed. […] […] of the most illustrious comes. Aurelius […] son of Korax and […] […]outbants and Psekes son of Premenouris and […]thes, coppersmith (?) […] […] son of Tiberius, I have made the mandate as aforesaid. Aurelius Psais son of Pete[…] wrote on their behalf, since they do not know letters. […] […], water-pourer (?), and Pinouthes son of Genas and […]sios and Sarap[…], we have made the mandate as aforesaid. […] wrote on their behalf, since they do not know letters. Aurelius […] from the village of Kellis. Aurelius Kallikles and Pataias and […] son of […]ton and […], we have made the mandate as aforesaid. Aurelius Timotheos son of Tiberius, from the same village, wrote on their behalf, since they do not know letters. Aurel[…] […] and by custom, and to drive into flight the […] of the village […] […] for this reason also previously for the transfer of the […] money (?) […] […] for those receiving help through four designated […] toward […] […] having led away the village scribe to some deserted place, very many blows (?) […] […] these wretched and poor people and […] to be driven to flight […] […] to take the memoranda out of his tablet […]ianus the most perfect […]

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