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Opening of a petition from the inhabitants of the city of Antaiou (Antaiopolis) to the counts and magistri Kallinikos and a colleague, complaining that their city has lost its former privileged status and is now dominated by others. It dates to 566-568 and comes from Antinoopolis.
Probably drafted by Dioscorus of Aphrodito; 'magistri' renders a Latin official title for high imperial officials. The left side of each line is lost, so the sense of the complaint is only partly recoverable.
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 magistri). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[…] μεγαλοπρεπεστάτοις περιβλέπτοις κόμεσι καὶ μαγίστερσι Καλλινίκῳ καὶ […]δοῦλοι ὑμων οἱ ἄθλιοι δείλαιοι ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως Ἀνταίου. […]δούλων ἡμῶν καὶ ὑπηκόων ἐθέσπισαν ἄρχειν τὴν εὐφυῆ αὐτῶν […]τοὺς τῶν δικαίων ὀρεγομένους καὶ δυναμένους ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ […]σαι τοῖς ταύτην ἐνοικοῦσιν…
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