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p.mich.6.425 26. Aug. 198Karanis (Arsinoites, Ägypten)

Petition to the Epistrategus concerning Assault via HGV-meta

Petition to the epistrategos about assault and extortion by a tax collector's assistant. Petition from Gemellus alias Horion, an Antinoite citizen, to the epistrategos Calpurnius Concessus, enclosing an earlier petition to the prefect Aemilius Saturninus. He complains that Kastor, a tax collector's assistant at Karanis, beat his mother, smashed the doors of his house with an axe and tried to extort money though nothing was owed to the treasury, and asks that Kastor be brought to trial. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

Καλπουρνίωι Κονκέσσωι τῶι κρατίστωι ἐπιστρατήγωι παρὰ Γεμέλλου τοῦ καὶ Ὡρίωνος Γαίου Ἀπολιναρίου Ἀντινοέως. οὗ ἐπέδωκα τῷ λαμπροτάτωι ἐπάρχωι Αἰμιλίῳ Σατουρνίνῳ βιβλιδίου καὶ ἧς ἔτυχον αὐτοῦ ἱερᾶς ὑπογραφῆς ἀντίγραφον ὑπέταξα. ἀξιῶ, ἐάν σου τῇ τύχῃ δόξῃ, γράψαι τῷ διακειμένῳ ἐν τῷ Ἀρσινοείτῃ ἑκατοντάρχῃ πέμψαι τὸν ἀντίδικον ἐπὶ τὴν σὴν διάγνωσιν καὶ ἀκοῦσαί μου πρὸς αὐτὸν ὅπως τύχω τῶν δικαίων. ἔστι δέ· Κυίντωι Αἰμιλίωι Σατουρνίνωι ἐπάρχωι Αἰγύπτου παρὰ Γεμέλλου τοῦ καὶ Ὡρίωνος Γαίου Ἀπολιναρίου Ἀντινοέως καὶ ὡς χρηματίζω. ἐντυγχάνω, κύριε, κατὰ Κάστορος χειριστοῦ κώμης Καρανίδος τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ὅδε καταφρονήσας μου ὡς ἐπισινοῦς, μονόφθαλμος γὰρ ὢν τῷ δοκοῦντι ὁρᾶν οὐ βλέπω ὡς ἐν ἀμφοτέροις πονηρὸν εἶναι ἄντικρυς, ἠργολάβησέν με καὶ πρότερον ἐμὲ ἐξυβρίσας δημοσίᾳ καὶ τὴν μητέρα μου, μετὰ τὸ πλείσταις αὐτὴν πληγαῖς αἰκίσασθαι καὶ πέλυκι ὅλας μου τέσσαρας θύρας κατασχίσαι ὥστε ὅλην ἡμῶν τὴν οἰκίαν ἀναπεπταμένην γενέσθαι καὶ εὐεπίβατον παντὶ κακούργῳ, τούτων κατεσχισμένων καὶ κατενηνεγμένων ἡμῶν μηδὲν ὀφειλόντων τῷ ταμείῳ, ὅθεν οὐδὲ σύμβολον παραγαγεῖν ἐτόλμησε μὴ ἀδικεῖν διʼ αὐτοῦ ἐλέγχηται ἢ ἐργολαβηκέναι. διὸ, σωτῆρος τάξαντος τοὺς ἀδικουμένους σοι προσιέναι ἀδεῶς τῶν δικαίων τευξομένους, ἀξιῶ ὑπὸ σοῦ, κύριε, ἀκουσθῆναι καὶ ἐκδικηθῆναι ἵνʼ ὦ εὐεργετημένος, τὸν δὲ ἀντίδικον πεμφθῆναι ἐξ αὐθεντίας σου ἐπὶ τὴν σὴν διάγνωσιν. Γέμελλος ἐπιδέδωκα. Γερμανὸς ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ. ἔτους ϛ Μεσορὴ ιη τῷ κρατίστῳ ἐπιστρατήγῳ ἔντυχε πρὸς τὰ αὐτοῦ μέρη οὐκ ἐνδεήσοντι· ἀπόδος. Γέμελλος ὁ καὶ Ὡρίων ἐπιδέδωκα ὡς πρόκειται. […] Πανεβτίχιος ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰδότος γράμματα. ἔτους ϛ Μεσορὴ ἐπαγομένων γ. ἐπὶ τῶν τόπων νῦν γενομένῳ ἔντυχε. ἀπόδος.

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
To Calpurnius Concessus, the most excellent epistrategos, from Gemellus also called Horion, son of Gaius Apollinarius, of Antinoopolis. I have appended a copy of the petition which I submitted to the most illustrious prefect Aemilius Saturninus and of the sacred subscription which I obtained from him. I ask, if it please your Fortune, that you write to the centurion stationed in the Arsinoite nome to send my adversary before your tribunal and to hear me against him, so that I may obtain justice. It is as follows: To Quintus Aemilius Saturninus, prefect of Egypt, from Gemellus also called Horion, son of Gaius Apollinarius, of Antinoopolis, and however I am styled. I appeal, my lord, against Kastor, assistant (cheiristes) of the village of Karanis in the division of Herakleides of the Arsinoite nome. This man, despising me because I am disabled, for being one-eyed I do not see with the eye that seems to see, so that I am plainly defective in both, has tried to extort from me (?); earlier too he publicly outraged me and my mother, after he had mistreated her with very many blows and with an axe split all four of my doors, so that our whole house was left wide open and easy of access to any criminal, these doors having been split and thrown down, though we owe nothing [to] the treasury; for this reason he did not even dare to produce a receipt, [lest] he be convicted by it [of wrongdoing] or of extortion. Therefore, since our saviour has ordained that [the wronged] may approach you fearlessly in order to obtain justice, I ask to be heard [by you, my lord,] and to have my rights vindicated, so that I may be benefited, and that my adversary be sent by your authority before your tribunal. I, Gemellus, [have submitted this]. I, Germanus, wrote on his behalf. Year 6, Mesore 18. (Subscription:) Apply to the most excellent epistrategos, who will not fail in his duties. Return it. I, Gemellus also called Horion, have submitted this as stated above. […] I, Panebtichios, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. Year 6, Mesore, intercalary day 3. (Subscription:) Apply to him now that he is present in the district. Return it.

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