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Copy of court minutes in a case brought by Marcus alias Syros TM 28886ArsinoitesII

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Fragment of a record of legal proceedings from the Arsinoite nome, 2nd century AD. It cites an earlier hearing before the strategos Eudemos in year 4 of Hadrian and a copy of minutes from Bakchias in which Marcus also called Syros, son of Polemon, brings a case against several men and mentions a complaint he lodged in the metropolis against his wife Dioskorous.

In English machine translation

[1] [… lines lost …] [2] […] to be falsely accused (?). Year 4 of Hadrian, month of Tybi […] Eudemos, strategos, made […]eros and Marcus […] Copy of minutes, year 13, Epeiph 2, at Bakchias: Marcus also called Syros, son of Polemon, against Ammonios son of Pasion and Ammonios son of Ammonios and Theon son of Herakleides and Pasion his brother and Chairemon son of Pasion, in the presence of Dioskorous, sister of Ammonios son of Pasion. Marcus having said that he had submitted a complaint in the metropolis against Dioskorous, who is his wife, concerning […] [… 9 lines lost …]

Year 4 of Hadrian corresponds to AD 119/120; the reign of the year 13 entry is not stated. The 'metropolis' is presumably the nome capital, Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoe).

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Prozeßakte). 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.muench.3.1.67

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

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