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p.oxy.2.281 20 - 50Oxyrhynchos
Complaint against a Husband via HGV-meta
Petition of Syra against her husband Sarapion for return of her dowry. A petition from Syra, daughter of Theon, to the chief justice Herakleides complaining that her husband Sarapion squandered her 200-drachma dowry, abused her and then deserted her. She asks that he be summoned and forced to repay the dowry with a 50 percent penalty. It comes from Oxyrhynchus, AD 20-50. machine translation
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TM 20552.
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- chrest.mitt.66 DDbDP-text Oxyrhynchos20 - 50
- Complaint against a Husband HGV-meta Oxyrhynchos20 - 50
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Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
Ἡρακλείδηι ἱερεῖ καὶ ἀρχιδικαστῆι καὶ πρὸς τῇ ἐπιμελείᾳ τῶν χρηματιστῶν καὶ τῶν
ἄλλων κριτηρίων
παρὰ Σύρας τῆς Θέωνος.
συνεβίωσα Σαραπίωνι φερνὴν τούτῳ δοῦσα κατὰ συνχώρησιν εἰς
λόγον ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν διακοσίων . ἐγὼ μὲν οὖν ἐπιδεξαμένη αὐτὸν εἰς τὰ τῶν γονέων
μου οἰκητήρια λιτὸν παντελῶς ὄντα ἀνέγκλητον
ἐμαυτὴν ἐν ἁπᾶσι παρειχόμην. ὁ δὲ Σαραπίων καταχρησάμενος τῆι φερνῇ εἰς ὃν
ἐβούλετο λόγον οὐ διέλειπεν κακουχῶν με καὶ ὑβρίζων καὶ τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιφέρων καὶ τῶν ἀναγκαίων ἐνδεῆ καθιστάς, ὕστερον δὲ ἐνκατέλιπέ με λιτὴν καθεστῶσαν. διὸ ἀξιῶ συντάξαι
καταστῆσαι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ σὲ
ὅπως ἐπαναγκασθῇ συνεχόμενος ἀποδοῦναι
μοι τὴν φερνὴν σὺν ἡμιολίᾳ. τῶν μὲν γὰρ ἄλλων τῶν ὄντων πρὸς αὐτὸν
ἀντέχομαι καὶ ἀνθέξομαι.Translations (1)
To Herakleides, priest and chief justice and in charge of the chrematistai and the other courts,
from Syra daughter of Theon.
I lived as wife with Sarapion, having given him a dowry by a deed of agreement to the amount of 200 silver drachmas. For my part, having received him into my parents' house when he was utterly without means, I conducted myself blamelessly in every respect. But Sarapion, having squandered the dowry for whatever purpose he wished, did not cease ill-treating and insulting me, laying hands on me and leaving me in want of the necessities; and later he deserted me, leaving me destitute. Therefore I ask you to order that he be brought before you, so that he may be compelled under constraint to repay me the dowry together with half as much again. For as to the other claims [I have against him], I reserve [and shall reserve my rights].
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Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 20552 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;2;281 tier-1
- HGV-Text 20552 tier-1
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