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Petition of a soldier against his cousin over a forced acknowledgment of debt TM 9141Arsinoites

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A petition by the legionary soldier Gaius Julius Agrippinus to the iuridicus Calpurnianus, enclosing a copy of his earlier petition to the prefect Lucius Valerius Proculus. He complains that his cousin Julius Saturninus forced him, while still a minor, to sign a note for a deposit of 8 gold minas allegedly owed by his late father, and then fraudulently obtained an order to seize his property worth over 10 talents.

In English machine translation

[…] to Calpurnianus, iuridicus, [from Gaius Julius Agrippinus], soldier of the [legion II Traiana Fortis, century] of Publicius Severus […] […] […] [of which] I submitted to his excellency the prefect a petition, and having appended a copy of it and of the [subscription] made by him, I ask, if it [seems good to your] fortune, that you hear me against my opponent Julius Saturninus […] remission and ⟦the […]⟧ […] which is in his possession. Farewell. […] To Lucius Valerius Proculus, prefect of Egypt, from Gaius Julius Agrippinus, soldier of the legion II Traiana Fortis, century of Sulpicius Severus. Having been defrauded, my lord, by […] Julius Saturninus my cousin, I appeal to you. […] I am heir of my father Julius Agrippinianus. Saturninus maliciously brought a proceeding against me before Claudius Neokydes, then iuridicus, demanding from me a deposit which he said he had given to my father, producing against me a handwritten note of mine […] of 8 gold minas, which he forced me to write by violence against my will; for I happen to have written it while still within the age of the Laetorian law; and furthermore he managed meanwhile, by deceit, to obtain a letter of his excellency the iuridicus Calpurnianus to the strategos of the Arsinoite nome, that he be put in possession of my property, valued at 10 talents and more, on account of the aforesaid 8 gold minas, Saturninus having sent the letter by means of two soldiers of his excellency the iuridicus. Year 10, Pharmouthi 2[…].

The Laetorian law (lex Laetoria) protected persons under 25 from being defrauded in transactions. Valerius Proculus was prefect around AD 144-147, so the year 10 is probably of Antoninus Pius (AD 147).

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.

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