Fragmentary record of court proceedings from the Apollonopolite Heptakomia nome concerning an attack (ephodos) on villagers, involving Asklas son of Poueris, people from Naboöi, and alleged use of Egyptian incantations. An earlier inquiry under the prefect Laberius Maximus is recalled, and the official orders a peace officer to produce a suspect within 30 days and Asklas to be jailed.
In English machine translation
[Column 1]
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[…] to those around […]
[…] advocate
[…] that
[…]
[…] to you another
[…] from […] of Panouris
[…] and Paboïs son of Psenpech[…] Pcheris […]
[…] for he can […] against our people
[…] being examined by
[…]monios and
[…] brother, when […] of the village of Naboöi, Dioskouris son of Psena[…]
[…] might take those in the
[…] of the village
[…] from the village
[…] of it […] the attack
[…] saying
[Column 2]
But when an examination took place in the […] year by the former prefect Laberius Maximus […]
that Asklas son of Poueris had been sought […]
the one then sought […] And the cause […]
you were seen neither by those around him. This Asklas [harassed?] me with the […] that occurred […]
deliberately he was in the liturgies so that he might escape notice […]
they wish to do something against our people […]
[…] those who with certain Egyptian incantations against our people […]
a certain Psenteuaris from Naboöi; Osarpasas son of Horos from Krekis [in the Antaiopolite nome]
until now has not been brought before you, although your edict […]
by attacks the Heptakomia […] being men […]
to Onnophris the priest […] about the attack Onnophris said […]
they named only […] of the priests. Onnophris: I, about the attack […], these men now like to tell the truth and it seems […]
he having died and that one having been expelled, prove […] [So-and-so]
ordered Pcheris the eirenophylax and Pnasis son of Petemenekysis [to provide sureties]
with a written undertaking, to produce [Osarpasas] within 30 days, [and]
Asklas to be handed over to prison […]
what they learned about those from Naboöi […]
that no attack had occurred, he ordered […]
Artorius Priscillus ordered […]
Laberius Maximus was prefect of Egypt around AD 83. The eirenophylax was a local peace officer responsible for policing.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Prozessverhandlung). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.