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bgu.16.2599 Herakleopolites
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Petition to the royal scribe Theon about excessive exactions on cleruchic land. Petition from three men of Kephalai to Theon, royal scribe, about their three 7-aroura allotments near Taphthis. They complain that the local district scribe Zenon, in collusion with another scribe, came to their houses and exacted more than the dues owed on the small irrigated area, and ask to recover the excess. machine translation
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Transcription
Θέωνι βασιλικῶι γραμματεῖ
παρὰ Πανετβέως τοῦ Ὥρου καὶ παρὰ
Ἁρονδώτου τοῦ Ἁρονδώτου καὶ παρὰ
Ψενοβάστιος τοῦ καὶ Βενιπις τῶν
τριῶν ἀπὸ Κεφαλῶν· ὑπαρχόντων
ἡμῖν περὶ Ταφθῖριν ἑπταρουρικῶν
κλήρων τριῶν ὑπὲρ ὧν τελοῦμεν
τὰ καθήκοντα δημόσια καὶ τὰ συντελέσματα πάντα ἀνεγκλήτως, ἐν δὲ τῶι
τεταρτωι ἔτει βεβρεγμένου ἐξ
ἑκάστου
κλήρου ἡμίσους τετάρτου ὥστʼ εἶναι
ἀναγεγραμμέναι α γ δ
ἄρουαι β δ· Ζήνων ὁ τῶν
τόπων τοπο[…] συνδυασάμενος Α[…]ωτει τῶι
[…]…ογραμματεῖ καὶ ἐπιβαλόντες
ἐπὶ τὰς οἰκίας ἡμῶν ἐξεμετρήσαντο
[…]οται ὑπὲρ τῶν σημαινομένων
ἀρουρῶν β δ
[…]… ιβ 𐅵 […]ἐν ἀμελίαι καὶ
[…]λλαεων
[…]… ἐν ἀναρχίαι· διὸ προήγμεθα
τὴν ἐπί σε ποιήσασθαι καταφυγήν· αξιοῦμεν
ἐὰν φαίνηταί σοι … ὡς κομιούμεθα
πλείω ἀπῃτήμεθα τῶν καθηκόντων δημοσίων ἵνʼ ὦμεν τετευχότες
τῆς σῆς ἀντιλήμψεως·
εὐτύχειTranslations (1)
To Theon, royal scribe,
from Panetbeus son of Horos and from Harondotes son of Harondotes and from Psenobastis also called Benipis, all three from Kephalai. We hold around Taphthis three cleruchic allotments of 7 arouras each, for which we pay the due public dues and all the contributions without reproach. In the fourth year, when from each allotment 1/2 1/4 had been irrigated (?), so that there were registered 1/2 1/4 ... [arouras] 2 1/4 (?). Zenon the topo[grammateus] of the district, having conspired with A[...]otes the [...]ogrammateus, and having come upon our houses, they exacted [...] for the indicated 2 1/4 arouras [...] 12 1/2 [...] in neglect and [...] in a time of anarchy. Therefore we have been led to take refuge with you. We ask, if it seems good to you, [...] that we recover the excess we were made to pay beyond the due public dues, so that we may have obtained your assistance.
Farewell.
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- TM-Text 23322 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;16;2599 tier-1
- HGV-Text 23322 tier-1
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