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Petition to Count Strategius about a burglary and stolen cattle TM 34778Senyris (Oxyrhynchites)V

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A petition from Aurelius Pamounios of the village of Senyris to Count Flavius Strategius, manager of an imperial lady's estates in the Oxyrhynchite nome. He complains that his house was broken into at night and robbed, and that four of his cattle were driven off, and asks that those responsible compensate him and be brought to justice. It dates to the 5th century AD.

In English machine translation

To Flavius Strategius, the most magnificent and admirable count, administrator of the affairs in the Oxyrhynchite nome of our most pious mistress, from Aurelius Pamounios son of Ph[…], from Senyris of the same nome. First, a breaking-in having been dared into my house […], there has been [theft?] of all the [goods …] at night, and those responsible […] having neglected to make good my loss […]. Second, there has been a driving off of our animals, four head of cattle, and so, having come into extreme poverty, I approach your magnificence of necessity, asking you to order that full satisfaction be given to me in all things by those responsible, and further that those who carried out the abduction be brought before the laws to answer for it, most magnificent count, my lord. I, Aurelius Pamounios, have submitted (this).

The "most pious mistress" is an empress or imperial lady whose estates in the nome Strategius administered. "Those responsible" (hypeuthynoi) were probably persons liable for security, such as village officials or guards.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petition). 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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p.oxy.50.3586

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · V · Senyris (Oxyrhynchites)

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