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Petition to a strategos against a wife who left with household goods and deeds TM 19675Hermopolis20. Apr. 363

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Petition from Aurelius Dios of Hermopolis to the strategos Aurelius Hermeias, complaining that his wife Hermione, during his absence in a village, took the contents of their house, including deeds to his house plots, and left. He asks that she be found and held until the governor's visit, when he will present his case. Dated 20 April 363.

In English machine translation

In the consulship of our master Julian the eternal Augustus for the 4th time and of Flavius Sallustius the most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium. To Aurelius Hermeias son of Heliodoros, former magistrate, councillor, strategos in office of Hermopolis the most splendid, from Aurelius Dios son of Apollon, of the same city. Already from the month of Mesore my wife Hermione, watching for the opportunity of my absence while I was staying in the village, carried off everything inside our house, in which there were also necessary documents, and made an unlawful departure; and often I sent […] Then she appeared when […] she was shameless (?) […] she has not given back our property, above all the deeds of sale of my house plots. For this reason, being unable to keep quiet, I submit to your intelligence this petition, asking that she be brought from wherever she may be and be kept in custody until the fortunate visit of my lord the most perfect governor Cerealius Telephius Hierocles, since I intend to make my plea about this matter before him. Farewell. In the aforesaid consulship, Pharmouthi 25. I, Aurelius Dios son of Apollon, have submitted it. I, Aurelius Olkoueis (?) son of Pathermouthios, wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters.

Lines 10-11 are badly damaged, so the account of the husband's attempts to recover his property is lost. The petitioner is illiterate and a scribe signed for him.

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 a strategus). 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 · 20. Apr. 363 · Hermopolis

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