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Petition of a farmer evicted from his house by a cleruch TM 3288Polydeukia (Arsinoites, Ägypten)26. Febr. 221 v.Chr.

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Petition to King Ptolemy from Stotoes, a farmer of Polydeukia, complaining that Geroros, a military settler holding 70 arouras, forcibly evicted him from his house, leaving his animals outdoors, even though Geroros had billeting assigned elsewhere. The strategos's note instructs the epistates Sosibios to reconcile them or send them to the mixed court; dated 26 February 221 BC.

In English machine translation

[recto] To King Ptolemy, greetings from Stotoes son of Pasis, farmer from Polydeukia. I am wronged by Geroros, holder of 70 arouras. For although I own a house in the village, I have been thrown out of it by him and my animals are in the open air, since he uses force, even though he has […] given to him around the village as billeting. I therefore beg you, O King, if it seems good to you, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Sosibios the epistates to send the man to him, and, if these things are true, not to allow him to throw me out of my own house, so that I may be able to devote myself to farming and through you, O King, the common saviour of all, obtain justice. [Farewell.] To Sosibios. Preferably reconcile them; if not, send them so that they may be judged before the koinodikion. Year 1, Gorpiaios 28, Tybi 12. [verso] Year 1, Gorpiaios 28, Tybi 12. Stotoes against Geroros, holder of 70 arouras, concerning a house.

Stathmodosia was the compulsory billeting of soldiers in civilian houses. The koinodikion was a court for cases between Greeks and Egyptians.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Usurpation de logement par un clérouque). 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 · 26. Febr. 221 v.Chr. · Polydeukia (Arsinoites, Ägypten)

[r] βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν Στοτοῆς Πάσιτος, γεωργὸς ἐκ Πολυδευκείας. ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ Γερώρου ἑβδομηκονταρούρου. ὑπαρχούσης γάρ μοι οἰκίας ἐν τῆι κώμηι, ἐκβέβλημαι ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐκ ταύτης καὶ κτήνη μου ὕπαιθρά ἐστιν, τῆι βίαι χρώμενος καὶ ὑπάρχοντος αὐτῶι περὶ τὴν κώμην …ου δεδομέν……