Petition of guardians over removed estate property and unreturned pledges TM 3307Pharbaithos (Arsinoites)13. Jan. 218 v.Chr.

[recto] To King Ptolemy, greetings from Theon and Teutios, sons of Philippos, Macedonians of the epigone, from Pharbaithos. We are wronged by Theudotos and Agathon, who are relatives of the mother of the late Philippos. For while we were guardians of Philippe, the daughter of Philippos, searching for certain parts of the property left by Philippos, we find that the aforementioned persons have carried them off; we will show the details of these before Philotas the epistates. And moreover, being short of 25 drachmas for the burial of Philippos, we gave the armour, the undertunic and the cloak, together with the bag in which they were, to the aforementioned Agathon to hold as pledges. But when we wished to recover the pledges, paying back what had been given on them and the interest, he does not return them to us but delays. We therefore beg you, O king, if it please you, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Philotas the epistates that, if what is written in the petition is true, Philotas should compel Theudotos and Agathon to return to us the things carried off, whatever we may point out, and that Agathon, receiving the principal and the interest, should return the pledges to us, so that, having taken refuge with you, O king, the helper and benefactor of all, we may obtain justice and the orphan girl may not be wronged. Farewell. To Philotas. Preferably reconcile them; if not, send them to us from the 10th of Choiak, so that they may be judged before the appropriate court. Year 4, Daisios 27, Hathyr 28. [verso] Year 4, Daisios 27, Hathyr 28. Theon and Teutios against Theudotos and Agathon concerning pledges.