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Complaint of robbery and assault by a farmer of an imperial estate at Karanis TM 10137Karanis? (Arsinoites)

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A complaint by Onnophris son of Kastor, a farmer on the imperial estate of the emperor Gaius (Caligula) at Karanis, addressed to Probos son of Tyrannos. He reports that several men from Karanis broke into his house late at night like robbers, stole clothing and utensils, and beat him severely.

In English machine translation

To Probos, son of Tyrannos, (agent?) of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, from Onnophris son of Kastor, from the village of Karanis, farmer of the estate of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. On the 28th of Pachon of the present 3rd year of Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, rather late in the hour, there came in the manner of robbers Dionysios son of Pyrrhos and Amoeis called Alallie and […] called K[…] […] of those from Karanis, into my house, and carried off clothing […] all […] utensils, and they inflicted on me very many blows on whatever part of my body […] having laid […] at the 4th hour of the […] having come against the house […] maidens (?) […] Therefore I ask […] Onnophris, aged 45, scar on the left eyebrow. Year 3 of Gaius Caesar Augustus […], Pachon 29.

The text describes itself as a report of robbery (menysis); the addressee seems to be an agent of the emperor's estate rather than a state official. The later part of the narrative and the request are badly damaged.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Μήνυσις ἐπὶ ληστείᾳ). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Karanis? (Arsinoites)

Πρόβωι Τυράννου Γαΐου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ παρὰ Ὀννώφριος τοῦ Κάστορος ἀπὸ κώμηςΚαρανίδος γεωργοῦ τῆς Γαΐου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ οὐσίας. τῇ κη τοῦ Παχὼν τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος γ ἔτους Γαΐου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ, ὀψίτερον τῆς ὥρας ἐπελθόντες λῃστρικῷ τρόπῳ Διονύσιος…