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Petition of two sisters to the strategos about land in the allotment of Zenion TM 21427unbekannt

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Petition to Aurelius Dios also called Pertinax, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from two sisters, Stephanous and Tastephanous, acting through Stephanous' husband Aurelius Panares. They object to an entry in a posted register concerning a third share of 42 1/2 arouras of private land in the allotment of Zenion and announce that they will also appeal to the catholici.

In English machine translation

To Aurelius Dios also called Pertinax, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from the Aurelii Stephanous and Tastephanous, both daughters of Silvanus, their mother being Thakoris also called Artemidora, through Stephanous' husband Aurelius Panares son of Soterichos. From the register of individual assessment (?) that was posted [...] of this [...] [...] We shall petition the most eminent catholici about these matters [...] [...] [...] from the allotment of Zenion, a third share of 42 1/2 arouras of private land, that is 14 1/6 arouras, not owed [...] having registered (?) [...] [...] [...] right (?) [...] [...] of Demetrous [...] [...] mother Artemidora [...] [...] [...] it is permitted [...] formerly [...] [...]

The catholici (katholikoi) were high financial officials of the Roman administration of Egypt. Much of the text after the opening lines is lost, so the exact grievance is uncertain.

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

p.mil.vogl.2.97

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text

Αὐρηλίῳ Δίῳ καὶ Περτίνακι στρατηγῷ Ὀξυρυνχίτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Στεφανοῦτος καὶ Ταστεφανοῦτος ἀμφοτέρων Σιλβανοῦ μητρὸς Θακώριος τῆς καὶ Ἀρτεμιδώρας διὰ τοῦ τῆς Στεφανοῦτος ἀνδρὸς Αὐρηλίου Πανάρης Σωτηρίχου. ἐκ τοῦ προτεθέντος κατʼ ἄνδρα βιβλίου ἀποτάκτου τούτου παρα…[…]δι…[…] ἐντευ…