Petition to the Village EpistatesPetesis son of PapaiosAPISmichigan.apis.2637(MiU)2637p.mich.15.6880163;15;688p.mich;15;6884750347503P.Mich.inv. 6095Petition to Demetrios, epistates and archiphylakites of Soknopaiou Nesos, by Petesis son of Papaios, who complains that the fall of a wall of Psenatymis has hurted his pregnant wife and destroyed some furniture belonging to her.Location: Ann ArborPub. status: Recto; Verso is blankGreek1 papyrus ; 32 x 11.2 cmmany holes16Source of description: Recto
The writer's Greek is poor and the hand is crude (Sijpesteijn)
IInd century/Ist century B.C.Soknopaiou Nesos, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptDemetrios, epistates and archiphylakites of Soknopaiou NesosPetesis, son of Papaios(unnamed) wife and daughter of PetesisPsenatymis, kerdos (gerdios)
Soknopaiou Nesos, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent.EnglishGreekSoknopaiou NesosClothingHouse (Ownership)JusticePoliceProfessionViolenceWomanDocumentaryPapyrus
To Demetrios, epistates and archiphylakites of Soknopaiou Nesos, from Petesis, son of Papaios, of the people from the same village. On the 29th of Phaophi of the . (.) year my wife and my daughter were asleep on the roof of her house when the wall of Psenatymis, weaver, fell upon them and - - - my wife who is pregnant is in danger of her life and as a result of this it happened that a robe worth 1 bronze talent and a woman's sleeved tunic worth 4,000 drachmai and the other furniture in the house were destroyed. I therefore present this petition to you in order that you may - - - until I obtain redress. Farewell.
Sijpesteijn PJ, PMich XV, 688, 1982, Pl. III -- BL VIII, 219 (line 8)P.Mich.:15:688