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Petition to the emperors concerning deprivation of maintenance TM 32724unbekanntfrühes IV

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Fragments of a petition addressed to the emperors, including Valerius Constantius, in which the petitioner complains that someone is trying to deprive him of things owed, mentioning provisions such as radish oil, a linen garment and a cloak, and an arbitration. It dates to the early 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

[Fragment A] [To the masters of land and] sea and all [...] [...] to Valerius Constantius [...] [...] the lords Augusti [...] [Fragment B] [...] [...] [...] [...] just judgement (?) [...] [...] to this (point) of age [...] [...] therefore me [...] [...] to say, being led out (?) [...] [...] of Diocletian Basileus (?) [...] [...] to give what is fitting, for [...] [...] ten, and of radish oil [...] [...] a linen [...] and a cloak [...] [...] while I [...] master [...] [...] to be appointed for these [...] [...] I do not know how, just as [...] [...] previously he gave up [...] [...] wishing (?), but the [...] [...] using the arbitration (?) [...] [...] wishing to deprive me [...] [...]; asking [...] [...] brought up [...] [...] to me arbitration (?) [...]

The address to Constantius as one of the Augusti suggests a date around AD 305-306. The context of youth, upbringing and provisions may point to a dispute over maintenance of a minor, but the gaps make this uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petition). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · frühes IV

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