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Petition to the praepositus of Dionysias about seized grain TM 10041Narmuthis (Arsinoites)30. Juli 346

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Petition from Aurelius Anteus of Narmouthis to Flavius Ameinaias, commander of the camp at Dionysias, complaining that his farming partner Aion son of Abos seized his grain, including his half share, after the harvest. He asks that Aion be summoned and compelled to return his share. Dated 30 July 346, from Narmouthis in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

To Flavius Ameinaias, praepositus of the camp of Dionysias, from Aurelius Anteus […] from the village of Narmouthis. The robberies and acts of greed committed in these parts by the more powerful men your manliness is accustomed to check, lord praepositus. Since, lord, I own 6 unsown arouras and do not have the means of grain for their dues, I farmed arouras in the village of Magais with Aion son of Abos from the same village […] the dues for the arouras which I own, as I said before […] the same Aion, after I had winnowed the threshing floors, seized my grain and carried it off to his own place, and seized my own half share. And not only this, but I farmed other arouras under another name from the same village and winnowed again […] the admirable Aion seized my grain […] lying […] in a tyrannical manner […] Abos […] having the fear of God […] nor of you my lord, but taking confidence in my affairs and in my own poor circumstances, wherefore […] with you […] […] so that, if it seems good to you, you may […] […] the aforesaid Aion be brought before you and you may compel him to give back to me my share and […] and at the same time I may be able to provide from other […] the grain for the arouras which I own. In the consulship of our masters Constantius for the 4th time and Constans for the 3rd time, Augusti, Mesore 6. […] […] […]

The praepositus was a military camp commander who also handled local complaints; this belongs to the Abinnaeus archive. 'Dues' renders metremata, grain payments owed on land.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 30. Juli 346 · Narmuthis (Arsinoites)

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