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Petition of the gravediggers of Kysis to the prefect against violence TM 18863Oasis Magna, Ägypten7. März 284

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A petition from Aurelius Pmersis and his fellow gravediggers of the toparchy of Kysis in the Great Oasis to the prefect of Egypt, Pomponius Ianuarianus, complaining of continual violence by more powerful people and asking him to stop it. The prefect's reply instructs the centurion at Hibis to bring the accused before him. It dates to 7 March 284.

In English machine translation

To Pomponius Ianuarianus, the most eminent prefect, from the Aurelii Pmersis and the other gravediggers from the toparchy of Kysis in the city of the Ibitai (Hibis) of the Great Oasis. Even if some others, lord prefect, suffer violence, it is rather foreigners who, because of the weakness of their nature, suffer much at the hands of the more powerful. We, then, suffering much continually from those who come upon us and being unable to deal with those who from time to time call us to account, and being abandoned (?) both by the aforementioned and by others, lord, we ask […] […] to prevent the violence […] being done against us, so that we may be benefited and may forever acknowledge the greatest thanks to your great fortune. Farewell. We, the Aurelii Pmarsis and the rest, have submitted this through me, the aforementioned. I, Aurelius Sarapion son of Sarapion, wrote on their behalf, having been asked. Year 2, Phamenoth 11. [Subscription:] If the centurion stationed in the city of the Ibitai finds any of those whom you accuse, he will see to it that they are brought before me. Sheet 88 of roll 2.

The petitioner's name appears as both Pmersis and Pmarsis. The final line records the document's position (sheet 88, roll 2) in an official roll of petitions.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petition to the Prefect). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 7. März 284 · Oasis Magna, Ägypten

Πομπωνίωι Ἰανουαριανῶι τῶι διασημοτάτῳ ἡγεμόνι παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Πμέρσιος καὶ τῶν ἄλλων νεκροτάϕων ἀπὸ τοπαρχίας Κύσεως τῆς Ἱβιτῶν πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης Ὀάσεως. εἰ καί τινες ἄλλοι, ἡγεμὼν δέσποτα, βίαν πάσχουσι, ἀλλόϕυλοι μᾶλλον οἵτινες διὰ τὰς ἀσθενείας τῆς ϕύσεως πολλὰ πάσχουσι ὑπὸ τῶ…