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Petition of the priests of Souchos about an armed attack by the men of Hermonthis TM 376Krokodilopolis (Pathyrites)

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Petition from the priests of Souchos at Krokodilopolis in the Thebaid to Amphikles, kinsman and hypomnematographos, complaining that armed men from Hermonthis killed their guards, cut the royal dike in 24 places and besieged their fort. The attack took place on Thoth 3 of year 48, and the petitioners ask for his help.

In English machine translation

[B] [Fragment A] To Amphikles, kinsman and hypomnematographos, from the priests of Souchos in Krokodilopolis in the Thebaid and the others (?), there being in the said city a royal dike. In year 48, on Thoth 3, the men from Hermonthis attacked in arms, killed those of our people who were on guard, and cut through the dike in 24 breaches, so that for this reason the land would remain unsown and no small losses would accrue to the king and the temple. No less did they also attack the city with numerous men and cavalry and besieged our fort, and when some of our people sallied out [Fragment B] […] into year 49 […] […] having done such things […] […] having obtained your assistance […] Farewell.

Year 48 is probably of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II (c. 123 BC), when Hermonthis and Krokodilopolis fought a local war. 'Kinsman' (syngenes) is a Ptolemaic court rank, and the hypomnematographos was a high official who received petitions.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Krieg zwischen Hermonthis und Krokodilopolis). 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 · Krokodilopolis (Pathyrites)

[B] [FrA] Ἀμφικλεῖ συγγενεῖ καὶ ὑπομνηματογράφωι παρὰ τῶν ἐν Κροκοδείλων πόλει τῆς Θηβαίδος ἱερέων τοῦ Σούχου καὶ τῶν ἄλλων ὑπάρχοντος ἐν τῇ σημαινομένῃ πόλει βασιλικοῦ χώματος, ἐπιβαλόντες δὲ ἐν τῶι μη ἔτει Θῶυθ γ οἱ ἐξ Ἑρμώνθεως ἐν ὅπλοις καὶ τοὺς παρʼ ἡμῶν πρὸς τῆι τηρήσει ὄντ…