Petition of two Antinoites to the council against nomination to a liturgy TM 18491Antinoopolis13. Aug. 196

To the most excellent council of the Antinoites, New Hellenes, from Lucius Valerius Lucretianus of the Matidian tribe and Plotinian deme, and Lucius Longinus Herennius of the Paulinian tribe and Megalesian deme. You are not unaware, most excellent sirs, that we have been exempted from all liturgies elsewhere by the ordinance of the deified Hadrian, also founder of our city. Since, then, when we were at the village of Philadelphia in the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, where we own land, for the settlement of public taxes, the village scribe of the said village, Aphrodas son of Theon, out of spite nominated us for the transport of the grain, contrary to what has been ordained. Of necessity, lords, we make this approach to you, asking you, if it seems good to you, to refer the matter to the most excellent epistrategos Calpurnius Concessus, so that, in accordance with the rights belonging to us, he may order others to be appointed in our place, and that he (the village scribe) be held to account for his outrageous conduct, and that we be kept free from harassment in future. Farewell. Year 4 of Imperator Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus Arabicus Adiabenicus, Mesore 20. I, Lucius Valerius Lucretianus, have submitted this and written on behalf of Herennius, who does not know letters.