Petition [between 150 B.C. and 144 B.C.]
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Papyrus petition from the Arsinoites (modern name: Fayyum), Egypt. Directed to Sarapion, chief bodyguard and strategos, or highest official in the region. Written by Petosiris, son of Petosiris, priest of the shrine of hawks in Oxyrhyncha. Written against Apollonios, the deputy s…