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p.nekr.19 7. März 284Oasis Magna, Ägypten
Petition to the Prefect via HGV-meta
Petition of the gravediggers of Kysis to the prefect against violence. A petition from Aurelius Pmersis and his fellow gravediggers of the toparchy of Kysis in the Great Oasis to the prefect of Egypt, Pomponius Ianuarianus, complaining of continual violence by more powerful people and asking him to stop it. The prefect's reply instructs the centurion at Hibis to bring the accused before him. It dates to 7 March 284. machine translation
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- Petition to the Prefect HGV-meta Oasis Magna, Ägypten7. März 284
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Inscription #1
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Transcription
Πομπωνίωι Ἰανουαριανῶι τῶι διασημοτάτῳ ἡγεμόνι παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Πμέρσιος καὶ τῶν ἄλλων νεκροτάϕων ἀπὸ τοπαρχίας Κύσεως τῆς Ἱβιτῶν πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης Ὀάσεως. εἰ καί τινες ἄλλοι, ἡγεμὼν
δέσποτα, βίαν πάσχουσι, ἀλλόϕυλοι μᾶλλον
οἵτινες διὰ τὰς ἀσθενείας τῆς ϕύσεως πολλὰ πάσχουσι ὑπὸ τῶν δυνατωτέρων. ἡμεῖς
τοίνυν πολλὰ πάσχοντες συνεχῶς ὑπὸ τῶν
προσιόντων καὶ μὴ δυνάμενοι ἀπαντᾶν
πρὸς τοὺς κατὰ καιρὸν γινομένους ἡμῖν
εἰς λόγους, ὑπό τε τῶν προκειμένων καὶ
ἄλλων προειμένοι, δέσποτα, ἀξιοῦμεν
[…]…[…]…[…]εδιιε…[…]
…[…]…ω…δ…[…]… κωλῦσαι τὴν καθ’ ἡμῶν …[…]… γινομένην
βίαν ἵν’ ὦμεν εὐεργετημένοι καὶ εἰς ἀεὶ τῇ
μεγάλῃ σου τύχῃ χάριτας τὰς μεγίστας ὁμολογήσωμεν. διευτύχει. Αὐρήλιοι Πμάρσις καὶ οἱ
λοιποὶ δι’ ἐμοῦ τοῦ προκειμένου ἐπιδεδώκαμεν.
ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν Αὐρήλιος Σαραπίων Σαραπίωνος ἀξιωθείς. ἔτους β Φαμενωθ ια.
εἴ τινα καταλάβοι ὁ διακείμενος ἐν τῇ Ἱβιτῶν πόλει ἑκατόνταρχος ὧν προϕέρεσθε ϕροντίσει ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἀνοῖσαι. κόλλημα πη
τόμου β.Translations (1)
To Pomponius Ianuarianus, the most eminent prefect, from the Aurelii Pmersis and the other gravediggers from the toparchy of Kysis in the city of the Ibitai (Hibis) of the Great Oasis. Even if some others, lord prefect, suffer violence, it is rather foreigners who, because of the weakness of their nature, suffer much at the hands of the more powerful. We, then, suffering much continually from those who come upon us and being unable to deal with those who from time to time call us to account, and being abandoned (?) both by the aforementioned and by others, lord, we ask […] […] to prevent the violence […] being done against us, so that we may be benefited and may forever acknowledge the greatest thanks to your great fortune. Farewell.
We, the Aurelii Pmarsis and the rest, have submitted this through me, the aforementioned.
I, Aurelius Sarapion son of Sarapion, wrote on their behalf, having been asked. Year 2, Phamenoth 11.
[Subscription:] If the centurion stationed in the city of the Ibitai finds any of those whom you accuse, he will see to it that they are brought before me.
Sheet 88 of roll 2.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 18863 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.nekr;;19 tier-1
- HGV-Text 18863 tier-1
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