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A petition to Theodoros, strategos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, from two siblings, Stotoetis and Ta[…]s. They complain that their paternal uncle Esouris violently expelled them from their property, seized their possessions, plots and slaves, and carried off their father's household goods, leaving them destitute. It is dated 31 August 158 AD.
Several lines before the closing request are almost entirely lost, probably containing the specific request for action. The term endomenia refers to household furnishings and movable goods kept in the house.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Bittschrift an einen Strategen). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Θεοδώρῳ στρατηγῷ Ἀρσινοίτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος παρὰ Στοτοήτεως καὶ Τα[…]τος ἀμφοτέρων Στοτοήτεως. ὁ κατὰ πατέρα ἡμῶν θεῖος Ἐσοῦρις αὐθάδως χρησάμενος βίαιος ὢν ἐξέβαλε ἡμᾶς ἐκ τῶν ἡμετέρων καὶ ἐπεκράτησεν τῶν τε ὑπαρχόντων ἡμῶν καὶ οἰκοπέδων καὶ δούλων σωμάτων καὶ ἀπηνέγκατο τὴν …
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