Petition of the widow Aurelia Leontias to the comes Flavius Phoibammon TM 20181Hermonthis

Beginning of a petition from Aurelia Leontias, a widow of Hermonthis, to Flavius Phoibammon, comes and deputy commander of the Upper Limes, complaining that she has been wronged by a woman of the same city, apparently in a matter concerning arable land (arouras). The rest of the text is lost.

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The 'Upper Limes' (ano limitos) was the military frontier district of the southern Thebaid, whose commander also heard civil complaints; the formulas and titles point to the Byzantine period (6th-7th century AD). The abbreviated word read as 'politeuomenos' designates a member of the city council.

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