Petition of Zenon to the king against a man of Akanthopolis over barley TM 1787Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)250 BCE

Fragment of a petition (enteuxis) addressed to King Ptolemy by Zenon, a Kaunian temporary resident, against a man from Akanthopolis. The dispute concerns a contract involving the price of 300 artabas of barley, and the case seems to be referred for judgment; it probably comes from Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome around 250 BC.

In English machine translation

An enteuxis was a petition formally addressed to the king but handled by officials and courts. The opening address with Zenon's name and father is entirely restored by the editor; the verso is blank or unrecorded.

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