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Fragment of a petition from the reign of Trajan Decius (AD 249-251), probably from the Arsinoite nome. The petitioners complain of unlawful actions involving the dekaprotoi, whose power they fear, mention the Herakleion and the Sebasteion of the metropolis and an oath by the emperor's Fortune, and ask for the matter to be brought before the official's court.
The dekaprotoi were local liturgical officials responsible for collecting taxes in kind. The provenance is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment einer Eingabe). 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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