DDbDP transcription: p.col.7.173 [xml]
ca. AD 330-340? Karanis
παρὰ Α̣[ὐρη]λ̣ίας̣ [Τα]π̣ά̣ιτος̣ Ἑρᾶ̣ [μη(τρὸς) Ἀλλοῦτος ἀπὸ κώμ]ης Κ̣αρ̣α̣νίδ[ος]
τοῦ Ἀ̣ρσ[ιν]ο̣ί̣τ̣ου ν̣ομ̣οῦ· δικαιοτάτην [ἀ]ξ̣ίωσι[ν] β̣[αλοῦσ]α̣ τῷ σῷ μεγ̣[έθει], ἡ̣-
γεμὼ̣ν̣ [δ]έ̣σποτα, εὔελπίς εἰμι τῆς π̣α̣ρ̣ὰ̣ τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ [σοῦ με]γ̣[έ]θ̣[ο]υς β̣οηθε̣ίας τυ̣-
5χεῖν̣· [τά]δε κατεμαρ̣[τ]ύ̣ρ̣η̣σ̣α̣ ὅ̣τι Ἀ̣ν[τιο]ῦ̣ρ̣ι̣ο̣ς̣ [Ἀβοῦτος κ]α̣ὶ Ἀ̣τίσιος του̣(*)
υιος(*) Λ̣[εων]ί̣δου ἀπὸ̣ [τῆ]ς̣ α̣ὐτῆς κώμης Κα̣[ρα]ν̣ί̣[δος] π̣ρ̣ᾶγ̣[μ]α παρα[ν] παρα[ν]ομώ-
τατο[ν](*) [κα]τʼ ἐμοῦ διέπρ̣[αξαν] ὅ̣περ οἱ νόμοι [τ]ὴ̣ν̣ [σὴν] μεγαλίαν(*) ἀκοιροῦν(*)
εἰσφ[έρου]σ̣ι̣[ν]. πα ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣].[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣παρ̣α̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ πρός μ̣ε παῖ̣δ̣α ἀτε-
λῆ κ[αὶ ὀρ]φ̣ανὴ̣ν ο̣[ὖσαν ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] τ̣ὰς μητρῴας μου ἀρού-
10ρας τ̣[έσσα]ρ̣ας ⟦ ̣⟧αι ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ησεν π̣ρός τινα γραμ-
ματέ[α] Δ̣ί̣δ̣υμον κ̣αὶ̣ [ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ου ὑπο̣τ̣ε̣λοῦσα. δεῖ(*)
γ̣ὰρ α ̣ ̣ο̣υδεινου [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ὑ]πογ̣ράφει η ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ὑπο]γ̣[ρ]άψαι, ̣ ̣ς αὐτῶν νομί-
μως̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ διαπραξ̣[α]μ̣ένη δεδύνηται πρᾶξ[αι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]αι τῶν μητρόͅων(*) μου
ἀρουρ[ῶ]ν̣ ἐννέα ἡμίσου̣ς ὀ̣ντῶν(*) περὶ τὴ̣ν̣ [αὐτὴν] κ̣ώμ̣ην Καρανίδα. το(*) δὲ
15χεῖρα(*) ἕτεραν(*) καὶ α ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣]ο̣ν ἐποίησεν ἐν τ̣α̣ύ̣[τῃ τῇ] πράσει ὅ̣π̣ερ οὐκ ἐξοδιας(*)
ἐπιβαλόμενος δεσποτ̣[ί]αν(*) αὐτῶν ἐκ δίκη̣ς [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τ̣οίνυν ταῦ̣τ̣α̣ τὰ γραμματῖα(*)
μάλιστα κατὰ περιγ̣ρ̣α̣φὴν ἀτελῶν πρ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ συνε̣ι̣στανόμενα ὡς
προείρ̣ηται ἀκυροῦσιν οἱ νόμοι καὶ τὰ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ τούτου χάριν ε̣ὐ̣τ̣υ̣-
χήσασ̣α̣ [τ]ῆς ἐπʼ ἀγαθοῖς̣ σου ἀρχῆς τὴν [εἰς το]ὺς π̣ό̣δας σου καταφυγὴ[ν]
20ποιοῦμ̣αι παῖς ὀρφανὴ δ̣εομένη, καὶ πα ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] σ̣οῦ ἐμοῦ ἀ̣λ̣η̣θ̣ευούσης̣
ἐπὶ τούτ̣οις ὅ̣π̣ως π̣ρ̣ο̣σ̣τάξῃς Πτο̣λε̣[μαῖον] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] τοῦτον ἀπὸ
̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ξης του ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣προ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ἄκ̣υ̣ρ̣[ο]ν̣ εἶναι τὴ̣ν̣
γενομ̣[έ]νην παράνομ̣ο̣ν πρᾶσιν, π̣αρα̣δ̣[οῦ]ναι δ̣ʼ ἐμοὶ [τὴν τ]ῶν γῃδί̣[ων]
δεσποτ[ί]αν(*) ἵνα τούτο[υ] τυχοῦσα δυνη̣θῶ̣ ὄνησιν αὐ̣τ̣ῶ̣ν̣ ἔχειν καὶ
25εἰς ἀεὶ σοι εὐχαριστήσω̣. διευτύχει. Αὐρη[λί]α [Τα]π̣άεις ἐπ̣[ι]δ̣έ̣δ̣ωκα. Αὐρήλιο̣[ς]
Διόσκορος ἔ̣γραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτῆ̣ς ἀγραμμάτου.
Editorial History; All History; (detailed)
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APIS Translation (English)
To Flavius .... the most distinguished prefect (?) ---, from Aurelia Tapais daughter Heras [and Allous, from] the village of Karanis of the Arsinoite Nome. Having submitted a most just request to your highness, lord prefect, I am of good hope of receiving help from your highness. I give witness to the following, that Antiouris [son of Abous] and Atisios son of Leonides from the same village of Karanis carried out a most unlawful deed against me, which the laws instruct your highness to invalidate. --- against me, who am a minor and an orphan --- my maternal four arouras --- to a certain scribe Didymos --- For it is necessary --- carrying out she could sell --- my maternal nine and a half arouras located near the [same] village of Karanis. But he made the other and ... contract in this sale which he did not pay in full (?), seeking possession of them according to law; --- therefore the laws as aforesaid, and the ... invalidate these contracts especially since they are concocted in fraudulent intention against minors. For this reason having reached your fortunate rule I flee to your feet, a needy orphan child, and I (ask?] you, if I am telling the truth in these matters that you instruct Ptolemaios --- for the illegal sale which has taken place to be invalid, and to give to me the ownership of the plots so that receiving this I may be able to have their benefit and be eternallv grateful to vou. Farewell. I, Aurelia Tapaeis, have submitted it. I Aurelios Dioskoros, wrote for her being illiterate.