Petition against an oppressive man in the Arsinoite nome TM 28140ArsinoitesII

Fragment of a petition from the Arsinoite nome in the 2nd century AD, addressed to an official, asking that a man be brought before his judgment on clear charges. The accused, apparently connected with military service, is said to have become feared in the district and to have extorted from people; a Sempronius Gemellus, possibly a gymnasiarch, is mentioned.

In English machine translation

The verb eseisen (literally "shook") is used of extortion by intimidation. Only the middle of each line survives, so the connections between phrases are uncertain.

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