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Petition of Ptolema against Neilos over the fruits of a palm grove TM 3339Magdola (Arsinoites)27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.

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Petition to King Ptolemy from a woman named Ptolema, who complains that Neilos expelled her from a palm grove near Samareia whose fruit she had a claim to after the death of Theodotos. She asks that the strategos Diophanes have Neilos brought in, compel him to pay her 100 drachmas, and decide on the expulsion. Written at Magdola in the Arsinoite nome in 221 BC.

In English machine translation

To King Ptolemy, greetings from Ptolema. I am wronged by Neilos. For Theodotos, son of […], having leased out (?) the fruits of the palm grove belonging to him near Samareia to […] the price of the fruits from Theodotos, concerning which he also issued a letter […], and Theodotos having died before he carried off the fruits, while I […] of the things left behind by Theodotos and guarding (?) […] the fruits […] maintenance and to the creditors on behalf of Theodotos […], Neilos came on […] Mesore and threw me out of the aforesaid palm grove […] […] Since therefore I cannot bring a lawsuit against him because […] contract […] and my affairs require examination before the strategos, I beg you, O King, to order Diophanes the strategos to write […] to the epistates to send Neilos […], and if it is as I write, to compel him to pay me the price […] 100 drachmas, and concerning the expulsion that Diophanes decide as seems best to him. This being done, through you, O King, I shall obtain justice. Farewell. [Docket] […] Above all reconcile them; if not, send them so that they may obtain justice according to the laws. Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13.

Samareia was a village in the Fayum settled by Jews and Samaritans. The docket instructing the strategos to reconcile the parties is the standard Ptolemaic official response to such petitions.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Jouissance des fruits d’une palmeraie). 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)

βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν Πτολέμα. ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ Νείλου. ἐγλαβόντος γὰρ Θεοδότου, τοῦ […]υ τοὺς καρποὺς τοῦ ὑπάρχοντος αὐτῶι φοινικῶνος περὶ Σαμαρείαν εἰς […]τοῦ Θεοδότου τὴν τιμὴν τῶν καρπῶν, περὶ ὧν καὶ ἐπιστολὴν προήκατο […]τελευτήσαντος τοῦ Θεοδότου πρὸ τοῦ αὐτὸν ἀπενεγκ…[…]…