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Petition of Philon against Apollonios and his mother over an unpaid loan TM 3320Magdola (Arsinoites)28. Jan. 222 v.Chr.

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Petition to King Ptolemy from Philon, an Arcadian officer and cleruch, complaining that the cavalryman Apollonios and his mother Philotis of Hiera Nesos had borrowed 150 bronze drachmas to buy armour and never repaid. He asks that the strategos have them brought before the epistates and compelled to pay; the strategos's note orders reconciliation or referral.

In English machine translation

[recto] To King Ptolemy, greetings from Philon, Arcadian, of the agema, commander of five hundred, cleruch. I am wronged by Apollonios son of Ainias, of the second hipparchy, holder of 100 arouras, and by Philotis his mother, who are in Hiera Nesos of the Theoi Soteres. For having borrowed from me 150 bronze drachmas from hand to hand in order to buy armour and a sleeve-guard for Apollonios […], although repeatedly asked by me for repayment they did not pay me back, saying they were short of means; and I have gone along with them, out of regard for the circumstances, until now. I therefore beg you, O King, if it please you, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Menellas the epistates to send Apollonios and Philotis to him, and if they admit that they received from me the 150 drachmas, to compel Apollonios and Philotis to pay me back, but if […] Apollonios and Philotis […] of which I […] received from me the 150 drachmas […] the armour and the sleeve-guard […] Apollonios […], from the charges brought against them […] and that they be released. For if this is done, I shall, thanks to you, O King, have obtained […]. Farewell. To Menellas: Above all reconcile them; if not, send them to us so that we may examine the case. Year 25, Loios 26, Choiak 13. [verso] Year 25, Loios 26, Choiak 13. Arkas against Apollonios and Philotis his mother concerning a loan of 150 drachmas.

The agema was an elite guard unit; 'cleruch' denotes a soldier holding an allotment of land from the crown. The latter part of the request is badly damaged, so its exact alternative terms are uncertain.

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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 28. Jan. 222 v.Chr. · Magdola (Arsinoites)

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