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p.oxy.24.2410 Oxyrhynchos (?)
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Petition of villagers against Horion over water, land and pasture. A petition by villagers, including Psenchonsis son of Psenetouotis, complaining that a certain Horion has cut them off from the village water supply, tried to seize 2 arouras of royal land, and outbid them for pastures on the Nikanorian estate. It is dated to year 4 of Hadrian (AD 120) and probably comes from the Oxyrhynchite area. machine translation
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TM 16926.
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- Petition HGV-meta Oxyrhynchos (?)120
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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[…]θα
[…]τ…τιπ…
[…]…κα ὡς
[…]…και
[…] ὅπως ἐὰν
[…]…… πρὸς
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[…] Ἁδριανοῦ […]
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[…] καὶ …[…]…[…]
ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως. Ὡρείων τις
[…]…ς καταφρονῶν
ἡμῶν τῆς ἀπραγμοσύνης, τὸ πρῶτον
ὑδρεύματι τῆς κώμης ἀπὸ προγόνων
[…]εξ[…]υομ…… ἐκώλυσεν χρᾶσθαι.
οὐ μόνον ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀλλαχόθεν εὐπορηθέντας
ὑδρεύσεως μετέρχεται, βουλόμενος καὶ
τούτου ἡμᾶς ἐκδιώκειν. καὶ ἀπὸ
βασιλικῆς ἡμῶν γῆς πειράζει ἀρούρας β
ἀποσπάσαι, καὶ ἰδωτικὴν ποιῆσαι.
νομὰς τῶν ἐκ τῆς Νικανοριανῆς οὐσίας,
πρότερον διʼ ἡμῶν οὔσας, ὑπερβαλὼν
ξένοις μισθοῖ, τὰ ἡμῶν κτήνη βουλόμενος διαφθαρῆναι. οὐ μόνον ἐκ τῆς
αὐτῆς οὐσίας μισθοῦται, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἑτέρας
γᾶς βασιλικὰς ἐκμισθοῦται πλείονος αὐτὰ μισθῶν·
ὁ δὲ τούτου υἱὸς ὢν πρεσβύτερος μέχρι
τούτου οὐδεμίαν δαπάνην πεποίηται
οὐδὲ μὴν εἰς λόγον ὑδροφυλακίας καὶ καλάμης μετὰ τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ ἀποδίδωσι. ὅθεν τούτου ὑπερισχύοντος
ἡμᾶς ἐν τῇ κώμῃ ἀξιοῦμεν βοηθηθῆναι ἵνʼ ἰσχύσωμεν ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ
συμμένειν. διευτύχει.
ἔτους δ Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ
Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ Φαμενὼθ κβ.
Α[…]ὁ προγεγραμμένος ἐπιδέδωκα καθὼςπρόκειται.
Ψενχῶνσις Ψενετουώτιος ἐπιδέδωκα καθὼς πρόκιται.Translations (1)
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[…from the city of the Oxyrhynchi.] A certain Horion […] despising our quietness, first prevented us from using [the water supply of the] village, [which we have had] from our ancestors. [Not only that,] but when we had obtained [water] from elsewhere, he pursues us, wishing to drive us out [of this too]. And he is trying to tear away 2 arouras from our [royal] land and to make it private. The pastures of the Nikanorian estate, which [formerly] were held by us, he leases out to strangers by outbidding, wishing our cattle to perish. Not only does he lease from the same estate, but he also leases other royal lands, paying a higher rent for them. And his son, being an elder, has up to now made no outlay, nor indeed does he pay with his own people his share for water-guarding and reeds. Therefore, since this man overpowers us in the village, we ask to be helped so that we may be able to remain in our own home. Farewell.
Year 4 of Imperator Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, Phamenoth 22.
(We,) A[…], the aforesaid, have submitted it as stated above.
(I,) Psenchonsis son of Psenetouotis, have submitted it as stated above.
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Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 16926 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;24;2410 tier-1
- HGV-Text 16926 tier-1
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