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Petition of Isidoros against Akotas over illegal demands for gold and silver TM 10401Karanis (Arsinoites)ca. 310

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Petition from Aurelius Isidoros of Karanis to the strategos Aurelius Chrestos, complaining that Akotas son of Germanos illegally demanded gold and silver from him for land he never farmed or leased. He recalls an earlier petition on which a previous strategos acted, and asks that Akotas be brought before the strategos. Written around AD 310 in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

To Aurelius Chrestos, strategos, through Aurelius Neilos, prytanis in office, deputy, from Aurelius Isidoros son of Ptolemaios, from the village of Karanis of the Arsinoite nome. Having been lawlessly and recklessly pressed by Akotas son of Germanos for gold and uncoined silver on account of the land which he himself holds in cultivation, land that I have never farmed or leased, my own property is being ruined. I did not keep quiet, but also protested in writing by petitions before the office of the strategia. The strategos, acting accordingly, summoned him. He shut him up together with me, having condemned my adversary. Then, when he went abroad, to your clemency, if you please, having confined him, from you […] whatever amounts you assess against Akotas […] and […] you may apply the […] attention […] on account of which more […] I submit this to you, asking that he be brought before you and […] be imposed […] greater.

The second half of the text is badly damaged and the translation there is only approximate. 'Asemon' means uncoined (bullion) silver, often levied as a tax in this period.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petition to a Strategos). 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 · ca. 310 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

Αὐρηλίῳ Χρήστῳ στρατηγῷ διὰ Αὐρηλίου Νείλου ἐνάρχου πρυτάνεως διαδόχου παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἰσιδώρου Πτολεμαίου ἀπὸ κώμης Καλανίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ. ἀνόμως καὶ ῥιψοκινδύνως ἀπαιτηθεὶς ὑπὸ Ἀκοτᾶ υἱοῦ Γερμανοῦ χρυσὸν καὶ ἄσημον ὑπὲρ ἧς αὐτὸς ἔχει ἐν γεωργίᾳ γῆς μηδέποτέ μου γεωργήσαν…