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Fragmentary petition to Marcus Sempronius Liberalis, prefect of Egypt, from a man of the Alexandrian deme Sosikosmios. He seeks the prefect's help, apparently on behalf of his sister Thaisarion, against people who harassed them, mentioning an earlier order or judgment and violence.
The date rests on the prefecture of Marcus Sempronius Liberalis (c. AD 154-159). Sosikosmios is a deme name used by Alexandrian citizens and by citizens of Antinoopolis.
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.
Μάρκῳ Σεμπρωνίῳ Λιβεράλι ἐπάρχωι Αἰγύπτου παρὰ[…]τοῦ[…]ωρου Σωσικοσμείου τοῦ καὶ[…]…ν δέεται τῆς ἀπὸ σοῦ βοηθείας[…] τὸ πρῶτον ἄνθρωπον […]…νγ[…]ι πρὸς καιρὸν ἀνελθ[…]… ὁρᾷς καιρὸν ἐπηρεάσαντες[…]…ορες ἐπιχειροῦντες […]ὑπὲρ τῆς ἀδελφῆς μου Θαισαρίου[…]του[…] κελευσθέντα καὶ κριθέ…
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