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Councillor's covering petition with governor's order on return of documents TM 9869Arsinoites5. Juli 351

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Theodotios, a town councillor of Arsinoe, writes to the local stationarius (police officer), enclosing copies of the provincial governor Flavius Areianus Alypius's instruction and of his own earlier petition. He had accused someone connected with the speculatores and asked that his documents concerning grain be returned, and the governor ordered the officer to act. Written 5 July 351 in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

[…] of the province of Augustamnica, to the stationarius, [from …] Theodotios, councillor of the city of the Arsinoites. I petitioned by means of a libellus my lord the most perfect comes and praeses Flavius Areianus Alypius, accusing Herakl[…] [from] the speculatores, and his Magnificence ordered […] of your diligence that hates wrongdoing that the documents be restored to me […] of the grain. I therefore submit to you the copy of what was written and of the praeses's subscription, so that [you may do] what follows from the orders. Farewell. After the consulship of Flavii Sergius and Nigrinianus, the most illustrious, Epeiph 11. It is as follows: [Flavius Arei]anus Alypius, the most perfect comes and praeses, to Ammon[…], stationarius of the Arsinoites, greetings. Read what is subjoined and take care, [according to] the request of Theodotios, having examined his lawful […] […] knowing that those who do anything [contrary] to the orders of the governor […] Farewell. And the copy of the petition: To Flavius Areianus Alypius, the most perfect comes and praeses of Augustamnica, from […]ios Theodotios, councillor of the city of the Arsinoites. Your justice, lord praeses, […] better […] Since therefore in the 6th […] by the governor's […] […]

A stationarius was a police or military post officer; speculatores were military police and couriers. The date is given by the post-consular formula for Sergius and Nigrinianus.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 5. Juli 351 · Arsinoites

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