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Petition to a Strategus April 26, 305 A.D.
Description
The papyrus contains a letter written by the two komarchoi of Philadelphia and addressed to Apion, strategus of the Arsinoites (undoubtedly of the divison of Herakleides, in which both Philadelphia and Tanis are situated. They complain about an inadequate water supply. The consequence is that they can���t cultivate their estates properly, which again results in large debts to the tameion, a consequence they cleverly emphasize. They set out recognising the prime importance of this treasury.
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TM 13708.
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- Petition to a Strategus HGV-meta Philadelphia (Arsinoites)26. Apr. 305
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Philadelphia (Arsinoites)
Cross-references (5)
- TM-Text 13708 primary
- APIS-Text wisconsin.apis.5408 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.wisc;1;32 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.wisc.1.32 tier-1
- HGV-Text 13708 tier-1
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