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Petition of Petesouchos against Ptolemaios concerning assault TM 3351Magdola (Arsinoites)27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.

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A petition addressed to King Ptolemy by Petesouchos, complaining that Ptolemaios, an epigonos from Kerkesoucha in the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, violently beat him while he was at work. He asks that the strategos Diophanes have the man sent for trial. Dated 27 February 221 BC, from Magdola.

In English machine translation

[recto] To King Ptolemy, greetings from Petesouchos […] I am wronged by Ptolemaios, one of the epigonoi from Kerkesoucha, of the division of Herakleides […] me while I was sitting working […] whatever part of my body he happened upon […] blows he struck […] and he did these things using violence. I beg you therefore, O king, to order Diophanes the strategos to write to Deinias the epistates to send Ptolemaios to Diophanes to be judged with me, and, if what I write is true […] Diophanes decides, so that through you, O king, I may obtain justice. Farewell. (Docket:) To Deinias. […] Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13. [verso] Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13. Petesouchos against Ptolemaios concerning blows.

Epigonoi were descendants of military settlers, a legal-status category with no exact English equivalent. The date is given in both the Macedonian (Gorpiaios) and Egyptian (Tybi) calendars.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Plainte pour coups). 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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