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Petition of Adamas the Samaritan concerning rent paid on a lease TM 3337Magdola (Arsinoites)27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.

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Petition to King Ptolemy from Adamas son of Libanos, a Samaritan, who had leased a crop for year 26 from an official of the mercenary cavalry; after a change in the secretaryship he was forced by Ammonios to pay rents again. He asks the king to order the strategos Diophanes to summon the officials involved and investigate; written at Magdola in the Arsinoite nome, 221 BC.

In English machine translation

[recto] To King Ptolemy, greeting, from Adamas son of Libanos, Samaritan, of the […]. I leased from […] of Philitos, the secretary of the mercenary cavalry, […] the assistant of the mercenaries, the crop for year 26, at a rent […] according to a contract of lease which I drew up with him; but before the […] it happened that Artemidoros was removed from the secretaryship […] Ammonios, by whom I was compelled to give of the rents […] on the 9th of the Egyptian month Tybi, having come […] to him the rents […] of the leases […]. I ask you therefore […] to order Diophanes the strategos to summon Noumenios the […] and Charmides the epistates and Ammonios the praktor, to examine […] to be paid back, and to whomever he decides it should be paid […] so that I may not be falsely accused, being without means (?), but having taken refuge with you […] I may obtain your benevolence. Farewell. (Docket:) […] Report to us about what he writes. […] ⟦Above all, reconcile them …⟧ Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13. [verso] Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13. Adamas son of Libanos, concerning his requests.

Year 26 refers to the reign of Ptolemy III; the docket's Year 1 is Ptolemy IV's first year. The praktor was a collector of payments and debts.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Affaire de bail). 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 · 27. Febr. 221 v.Chr. · Magdola (Arsinoites)

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