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Petition of a minor to the archidikastes about his grandfather's estate TM 12429Tebtynis (Arsinoites)127

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Petition to the archidikastes Tiberius Iulius Vestinianus from Patron, a minor, concerning the estate of his maternal grandfather Herakleides. Patron and his aunt Thaubarous had sealed part of the estate and entrusted the key to an uncle until Patron came of age and the property could be divided in halves, but Thaubarous petitioned the prefect, who referred the case to the archidikastes. Written at Tebtynis in AD 127.

In English machine translation

To Tiberius Iulius Vestinianus Asklepiades also called Leonides, priest and archidikastes, from Patron son of Gemellus (?). My maternal grandfather Herakleides son of Sokrates died leaving me, a minor (?), and my brothers who are under age, and his daughter's children, and his daughter Thaubarous. And by [mutual (?)] deposit Thaubarous and I sealed up some of the things he left in certain places, the key of which we entrusted to our common uncle Paulinus, until I come of age and the division of all the property left is made in halves. Since, then, Thaubarous, acting unreasonably, petitioned his excellency the prefect and was referred to you, and I am a minor, as you see from my appearance, I am not able [...] such [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [... lines lost ...]

The father's name is printed as Geminus (Gemeinos) in the text; the word rendered 'minor' (katadeēs, literally 'lacking, deficient') here seems to refer to being under age. The archidikastes was the chief judicial official in Alexandria who handled cases referred by the prefect.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petizione all’archidikastes). 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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p.mil.vogl.6.264

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 127 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

Τιβερίῳ Ἰουλίῳ Οὐεστινιανῷ Ἀσκληπιάδῃ τῷ καὶ Λεωνίδῃ ἱερεῖ καὶ ἀρχιδικαστῇ παρὰ Πάτρωνος τοῦ Γεμείνου. ὁ παρὰ μητέρα μου πάππος Ἡρακλείδης Σωκράτους ἐτελεύτησεν ἐπὶ τέ μοι καταδεεῖ καὶ ἀφήλιξί μου ἀδελφοῖς καὶ θυγατριδοῖς καὶ θυγατρὶ Θαυβαροῦτι· καὶ εξ…νκαταθεσεως ἐγώ τε καὶ ἡ Θα…