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Petition of the veteran Flavius Aunes about a night burglary of his house TM 10037Hermopolis (Arsinoites)1. Mai 346

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Petition from Flavius Aunes, an honourably discharged veteran and landowner at the village of Hermoupolis in the Fayum, to Flavius Abinnaeus, commander of the cavalry unit at Dionysias. Robbers broke into his house by night and took his possessions; he asks that the village peace officer and officials be made to produce the culprits and that the matter be referred to the dux. Dated 1 May 346.

In English machine translation

To Flavius Abinnaeus, prefect of the ala of soldiers of the camp of Dionysias, from Flavius Aunes, veteran among those honourably discharged, landowner in the village of Hermoupolis. A few days ago, for what reason I do not know, certain evildoers, acting like robbers, came by night upon my house and carried off whatever I had in that house, and up to now I have found nothing of what was stolen. For this very reason I ask and beg your benevolence that you arrest the eirenarch and the public officials of the same village of Hermoupolis and compel them to bring the evildoers before you, and then refer what I have written to the knowledge of my lord the dux, for it is his task to punish those who dare such things. And having obtained this I shall acknowledge my gratitude to you, lord. Farewell. I, Flavius Aunes, have submitted this. In the consulship of our masters Constantius for the 4th time and Constans for the 3rd time, Augusti, Pachon 6.

Part of the archive of Flavius Abinnaeus. The eirenarch was a village official responsible for keeping the peace; the dux was the military commander of the province.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Mai 346 · Hermopolis (Arsinoites)

Φλαυίῳ Ἀβινναίῳ ἐπάρχῳ εἴλης στρατιωτῶν κάστρων Διονυσιάδος παρὰ Φλαουίου Αὐνῆ οὐετρανοῦ τῶν ἐντίμως ἀπολελυμένων γεουχοῦντος ἐν κώμῃ Ἑρμοῦ πόλει. πρὸ δʼ ὀλίγων ἡμερῶν τούτων οὐκ οἶδα τίνι λόγῳ καὶ λῃστρικῷ τρόπῳ νυκτὸς χρησάμενοί τινες κακοῦργοι ἐπῆλθαν οἰκίᾳ μου καὶ εἴ τι εἶχον…