Loan of money
Dioscourides and Nicanor complain about Nephorsouchis, who borrowed money from them and then moved without returning it. The verso contains a summary of the petition.
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Petition of Dioskourides and Nikanor against Nephorsouchos over an unpaid loan TM 3319Magdola (Arsinoite Nome)Feb. 26, 221 BC
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Petition to King Ptolemy by Dioskourides and Nikanor against a woman, Nephorsouchos, who borrowed 24 copper drachmas from them and moved to Kerkesoucha without repaying. They ask that the strategos have the local epistates summon her and enforce repayment; the strategos's note orders reconciliation or referral to the mixed court. Written in 221 BC at Magdola in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
[recto]
To King Ptolemy, greetings from Dioskourides and Nikanor. We are wronged by Nephorsouchos.
For she borrowed from us in year 26, from Dioskourides 10 drachmas of copper and from Nikanor 14 drachmas of copper, making 24 drachmas, and she does not repay us, because she has gone away to Kerkesoucha in the division of Herakleides, treating us with contempt. We therefore beg you, O King, if it seems good to you, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Deinias the epistates of Kerkesoucha that he summon her and, if she admits it, compel her to pay us back, but if she disputes anything, send her to Diophanes the strategos, so that we may obtain your benevolence. Farewell.
To Deinias. Preferably reconcile them; otherwise send them so that their case may be decided before the koinodikion.
Year 1, Gorpiaios 28, Tybi 12.
[verso]
Year 1, Gorpiaios 28, Tybi 12.
Dioskourides and Nikanor against Nephersouchis concerning 24 drachmas.
The koinodikion was a Ptolemaic court for disputes between parties of different status or nationality. The debtor's name is spelled Nephorsouchos in the petition and Nephersouchis in the docket.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Prêt d’argent). 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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[r] βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν Διοσκουρίδης, Νικάνωρ. ἀδικούμεθα ὑπὸ Νεφορσούχου. δανεισαμένη γὰρ παρʼ ἡμῶν τοῦ κϛ ἔτους, παρὰ Διοσκουρίδου μὲν χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς ι, παρὰ Νικάνορος χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς ιδ, ὥστʼ εἶναι δραχμὰς κδ, οὐκ ἀποδίδωσιν ἡμῖν παρὰ τὸ ἀπεληλυθέναι αὐτὴν εἰς Κερκεσοῦχα…