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Petition of Aurelius Serenos concerning theft of a sledge at Tbo TM 30222OxyrhynchosIII - IV

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Fragment of a petition by Aurelius Serenos accusing a man of coming to the hamlet of Tbo like a robber and carrying off a sledge and other equipment stored there. Serenos asks that the man be summoned and duly prosecuted. From Oxyrhynchus, 3rd-4th century AD.

In English machine translation

[…] contrary […] […] and thus, setting at nought (literally: holding in second place) the sanction of the laws, he came onto the hamlet of Tbo in the manner of a robber and on his own authority carried off a sledge of ours that was stored there together with other equipment. For this reason I submit this petition, accusing him, and I ask that he be summoned and that the proper prosecution take place. I, Aurelius Serenos, have submitted it. […]

The 'chamoulkos' was a sledge or low cart used for hauling heavy loads. The beginning, with the addressee and the accused's name, is lost.

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

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p.oxy.43.3140

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · III - IV · Oxyrhynchos

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