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Petition to the strategos about theft of a tunic by a village elder TM 9651Phylakitike Nesos (Arsinoites)138 - 142

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Petition from Sotas son of Heron to the strategos Aelius Numisianus of the Arsinoite nome, complaining that a village elder of Phylakitike Nesos broke in during his absence and stole a tunic among other things. Sotas involved the village police chief and asks that the culprit be brought before the strategos. Written in the Fayum about AD 138-142.

In English machine translation

To Aelius Numisianus, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Themistos and Polemon divisions, from Sotas son of Heron. On the 20th of the present month Thoth, Pt[…] son of Psenobastis son of Hadetos, […] year, being an elder of the village of Phylakitike Nesos, insolently, taking advantage of my absence, came upon […] and carried off a tunic […] […] and when I arrived and caught him, angered at his insolence, I brought in the chief of police (archephodos) of the village, who is holding [him?] and until now [keeps …] with himself. Therefore, lord, being unable to keep quiet, I ask, if it seems good to you, that he be brought before you […] [… ? lines lost …]

The archephodos was a village police official responsible for arresting offenders. The offender's name and the full list of stolen items are lost.

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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bgu.13.2240

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 138 - 142 · Phylakitike Nesos (Arsinoites)

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