Petition to the governor against the enslavement of a wife and children TM 22634Fundort: Kysis (Oasis Magna, Ägypten) oder ; Schreibort: Hibis ? (Oasis Magna) oder25. Febr. - 26. März 307

To Satrius Arrianus, the most perfect governor, from Syros son of Petechon the younger, gravedigger (?), from the toparchy of Kysis in the Ibite nome. I took to myself a wife of my own people, Tseke, a free woman born of free parents, by whom I have also had children. Now, Tabes daughter of Ammonia, a gravedigger (?), and Psais son of Lelo(?), her husband, together with Psennesis and Strabon their sons, recklessly committed a deed unworthy of the culture that prevails among all, but characteristic of their own madness, and shut up the aforesaid wife and my children in their own house, imposing slavery on free persons, whose whole family is free, and whose relatives and brothers are now living as free persons; and me, because I objected, they seized and abused with [...] blows. Of necessity, making my appeal about many things to your Magnificence, lord governor, I make this protest, to be forwarded to your Magnificence through [...]nios, who also submitted it, his assistant, since I was being abused and beaten by them, and I ask that my aforesaid children be released from their unlawful confinement, and that the opponents [...] on sufficient [...] declaring (?) I am able [...] them being distressed [...] to use [...] of the judgement before your undefiled court, taking refuge with you now, I shall prove the abuse of my opponents against me and the unlawful enslavement of my family. Farewell. Year 15 and year 3 and year 1 of our lords Maximianus and Severus Augusti and Maximinus and Constantinus the most illustrious Caesars, Phamenoth. I, Syros son of Petechon the younger, gravedigger (?), the aforesaid, have submitted this. I, Aurelius E[...]eios also called [...], wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters.