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Petition of Nikanor against Onnophris concerning blows TM 3361Magdola (Arsinoites)27. Febr. 221 v.Chr.

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Fragment of a petition (enteuxis) by Nikanor son of Nikanor, a Thracian, against Onnophris concerning an assault. Only the opening and the docket on the back survive; the docket dates its receipt to 27 February 221 BC, from Magdola in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

[recto] Nikanor son of Nikanor, Thracian of the […] [… lines lost …] [verso] Year 1, Gorpiaios 30, Tybi 13. Nikanor against Onnophris concerning blows.

The docket gives a double date in the Macedonian (Gorpiaios) and Egyptian (Tybi) calendars, in year 1 of Ptolemy IV. The body of the complaint is lost; its subject is known only from 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 Affaire de 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)

[r] Νικάνωρ Νικάνορος, Θρᾶιξ τ[…] [… ? lines lost …] [v] ἔτους α, Γορπιαίου λ, Τῦβι ιγ. Νικάνωρ πρὸς Ὀννῶφριν περὶ πληγῶν.