Petition to the riparius on behalf of orphaned grandchildren over a tax claim TM 22185Oxyrhynchitesca. 346

To Flavius Eulogius, former logistes, riparius of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Horos son of Theodoros, from the village of Adaiou in the 4th pagus of the same nome. The children of my daughter, Peteuris and Patas, possess by inheritance from their father Penephis, in the fields of the same village, 1 aroura of private grain land, registered in the name of their father, the aforesaid Penephis, and assessed to the plain of the same Adaiou, as is also entered annually in the books for collection. But since Pausiris, scribe, from the village of Teruthis in the same pagus, plotting at every turn against the orphan children, is attacking them on the pretext of public taxes on the same 1 aroura, as though it were assessed to the plain of Teruthis, wishing to carry out an innovation to the defrauding of my daughter's children, for no contribution has ever been paid to the collectors of Teruthis for this land, especially since the boundary-surveyor of our village, Aphynchis, has issued us a written statement that this 1 aroura is registered in the plain of Adaiou, therefore I approach you, requesting that the aforesaid Pausiris be summoned and ordered to cease henceforth plotting against the orphan children, so that they may not be made fugitives on his account, my lord. Farewell. I, Aurelius Horos, have submitted this as stated above. I, Aurelius Paulos son of Petros, wrote on his behalf, as he is illiterate.