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bgu.4.1060 5. März 14 v.Chr.Busiris (Herakleopolites)
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Petition about forcible seizure of land near Tilothis. A petition to Nearchos, deputy strategos, complaining that a neighbour, apparently one of the katoikic cavalry settlers, forcibly seized a four-aroura parcel near Tilothis and part of the petitioners' plot, taking its yearly harvest while they still paid the dues. They ask for the land back and the arrears collected; an official note orders the police chief Theon to summon the offender. Written in 14 BC at Busiris in the Herakleopolite nome. machine translation
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Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
[…]ἔτους ιϛ Φαμενὼθ θ
Νεάρχωι ὑποστρατήγωι καὶ ἀρχ[…]…
[…] ἐπιτυχίας
[…]…ασιαι…
[…]εν τῶν
[…]βασιλικὸν
[…]αὐτῶν ἐκ
[…]κατοίκων ἱππέων ὁ
[…]αθως ἐν οὐδενὶ
λόγωι ποιούμενος τὸ καλῶς ἔχον καὶ
[…]ους διὰ πλειόνων
[…]…να οἷς θάνατος
[…]μον ἔχων τὸν
κλῆρον γειτνιῶντα ἐκ τοῦ πρὸς
ἀπηλιώτην μέρους τοῦ τετρώρου
ἐν τοῖς περὶ τὴν Τιλῶθιν πεδίοις
πρὸς βίας προσείλημπται τὸν δηλούμενον τετρῶρον, ἀποβεβίασται
δὲ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ ὑποδεικνυμένου ἡμῶν
κλήρου τέταρτον ἐπὶ τὰ εἴκοσι
σχοινία ἔτι ἀπὸ τοῦ η ἔτους καὶ ἀποφέρεται τὰ κατʼ ἔτος γενήματα πυροῦ ἀρτάβαι ε,
ἡμᾶς δὲ συμβαίνει τὰ καθήκοντα
αὐτῶν διορθοῦσθαι, ὅθεν καταπεπονημένοι προήγμεθα πρὸς ἀπειλάς.
ἀξιοῦμεν ἐν μηδενὶ ἐλαττώματι
ἡμᾶς πρόνοιαν γενέσθαι, ὡς ἡ μὲν
γῆ ἡμῖν ἀποκατασταθήσεται, πραχθήσεται δὲ τὰ τῶν χρόνων ἐτῶν β
εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν ἐκφόρια προσδιαληφθέντος περὶ αὐτοῦ ἁρμοζόντως.
εὐτύχει
γράψον Θέωνι ἀρχεφόδῳ τὸν
ἀφωρικότα τὸ ἔδαφος
καταντῆσαι ἔτους ιϛ Φαμενὼθ θTranslations (1)
[…] Year 16, Phamenoth 9
To Nearchos, hypostrategos and archiphylakites(?) […]
[…] success […]
[…] […]
[…] of the […]
[…] royal […]
[…] of them from […]
[…] of the katoikic cavalrymen, who […]
[…] taking no account of what is right and […]
[…] repeatedly […]
[…] for whom death […]
[…] having the plot adjoining on the east side of the four-aroura parcel in the plains around Tilothis, has by force seized the said four-aroura parcel, and has also forcibly taken from our indicated plot 24 1/4 schoinia(?) since year 8, and carries off the yearly produce, 5 artabas of wheat, while it falls to us to pay the dues on them, so that, worn out, we have been driven to threats. We ask that provision be made for us so that we suffer no loss, that the land be restored to us, and that the rents for the period of 2 years be exacted for the royal treasury, with suitable additional measures being taken concerning him.
Farewell.
(Subscription) Write to Theon, chief of police, to have the man who has appropriated the land appear. Year 16, Phamenoth 9.
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Busiris (Herakleopolites)
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 18505 primary
- DDbDP-Text bgu;4;1060 tier-1
- HGV-Text 18505 tier-1
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