Petition of an old man for release from an obligation TM 1815Philadelphia? (Arsinoites)261 BCE – 229 BCE

Fragmentary petition in letter form from the Zenon-era Fayum, in which an elderly man appeals to an official, citing the king's constant benevolence to the old and those unable to work, asking to be released from some obligation. He asks that someone be sent to see his weak condition and says Aristion will report the rest.

In English machine translation

The phrase about 'the bones to the children' is broken and its sense uncertain, perhaps referring to burial. The nature of the obligation is not preserved.

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