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A short letter from Arkadios to the comes Anatolios on behalf of some farmers who carry the letter. They complain that neighbours in their village are obstructing them, and Arkadios asks Anatolios to instruct the village headmen to inspect the building and let them build if nothing just prevents it. It dates to the 7th century AD.
The prōtokōmētai were village headmen responsible for local affairs; comes was an honorary rank title held by high officials and landowners in late antique Egypt.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[r] † οἱ γραμματηφόροι γεωργοὶ λέγουσιν κωλύεσθαι ἀκαίρως παρά τινων γειτόνων αὐτῶν ἐκ τῇ κώμῃ. καταξιώσατε οὖν γράψαι τοῖς πρωτοκωμήταις ἐπιδεῖν τὸ κτίσμα καὶ συγχωρῆσαι αὐτοὺς οἰκοδομῆσαι ἐὰν τὸ δίκαιον οὐ κωλύει αὐτοὺς. τοῦτο γὰρ ποιοῦντες τὰ μέγαλα μοι χαρίζεσθε † [v] † τῷ δε…
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