DDbDP transcription: p.oxy.6.902 [xml]
ca. AD 465 Oxy<Kynopolite
[Reprinted from: chr.mitt.72] MChr72
[παρὰ] Αὐρηλίου Μακαρίου υἱοῦ Ἰ(*)ωσὴφ ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως.
πρ[ὸ τ]ούτου ὑ(*)δροπάροχος καθέστηκα καὶ γεωργὸς φανερῶν πραγμάτων οὐσίας
τοῦ [τῆ]ς μακαρίας μνήμης Φοιβ[ά]μμωνος τοῦ πολιτευσ̣α̣μένου, μετὰ δὲ τὴν τούτου τελευτὴν
5ὁ τ[ούτ]ου ἀδελφὸς Θεόδωρος ἐπισῆλθεν(*) εἰς τὴν φροντίδα τῶν τούτου πραγμάτων
κ[αὶ τυρ]αννικῷ τρόπῳ ἀπέσπασεν ὀκτὼ καλὰ ἐκ(*) τῶν ἐμῶν βοι(*)κῶν ζῴων
κ̣α̣ὶ̣ [ἐστεί]λ̣ατο καὶ παρεσκεύασέν με ἀδίκως ἀναλημφθῆναι τῷ δεσμωτηρίῳ πρὸ
τριῶν τούτων μηνῶν, καὶ ἐκ τούτου συνέβη τὸ ὑπόλοιπον τῶν ἐμῶν ζῴων
τῇ λιμῷ τεθνάναι, ταῦτα ἐμοῦ ἑτοίμως ἔχοντος εἰ καὶ φανείην χρεωστουντα(*)
10αὐτῷ ἐγγράφως πληρῶσαι. ἐπὶ(*) τοίνυν οἱ ἔκδικοι ἐπενοήθησαν ἐν ταῖς πόλεσειν(*)
πρὸ[ς] τω(*) βοήθειαν ὀρέξαι τ\οῖ/ς(*) ἀδικουμέν\οι/ς(*), εἰς τελείαν γὰρ ἀνατροπὴν καὶ εἰς αἰχάτην(*)
πεινων(*) περιέστην ἕνεκεν τοῦ προειρημένου πολιτευομένου, τούσδε τοὺς λιβέλλους
ἐπιδίδωμι τῇ σῇ λογιότιτι(*) ἀξιῶν κελεῦσαι τοῦτον μετασταλῆναι πρωτοδήπως(*) μὲν
παρασκε[υάσαι] τὴν αὐτοῦ ἀρετὴν ἀποδοῦναί μοι ἅπερ ἀπέσπασεν τυραννικῷ τρόπῳ βοικά μου
15ζῷα εὐθαλῆ καθὼς καὶ ἀπέσπασεν(*), περὶ δὲ τῶν ἄλλων τὰ δοκοῦντα τῇ σῇ λογιότητι πρα-
χθῆναι ἀνεθναί(*) τʼ ἐμὲ(*) τῶν δεσμῶν \⟦Traces⟧/, ἐμοῦ ὡς προεῖπον ἑτοίμως ἔχοντος πληρῶσαι
ὅσα ἐποφίλω(*) αὐτῷ ἐγγράφως· μισοῦσειν(*) γὰρ οἱ νόμοι τοὺς τὰ ἄδικα διαπρατ’το-
μέν[ο]υς, λογιώτατε ἔκδικε κύριε. (hand 2) Αὐρήλιος Μακάριος Ἰωσὴφ ἐπιδέδωκα.
(hand 3) μετὰ [τ]ὴν ὑπατείαν Φλα̣[ουίο]υ̣ Βιβιανοῦ τοῦ λαμπροτάτου τὸ β καὶ τοῦ δηλωθησομένου Ἁθὺρ κδ.
Apparatus
^ 1. ι̣σ̣α̣κ’ papyrus
^ 2. ϊωσηφ papyrus
^ 3. ϋδροπαροχοσ papyrus
^ 5. l. ἐπεισῆλθεν
^ 6. corr. ex
^ 6. βοϊκων papyrus
^ 9. l. χρεωστῶν
^ 10. l. ἐπεὶ
^ 10. l. πόλεσιν
^ 11. l. τὸ
^ 11. corr. ex τ⟦η⟧
^ 11. corr. ex αδικουμεν⟦η⟧
^ 11. l. ἐσχάτην
^ 12. l. πεῖναν
^ 13. l. λογιότητι
^ 13. l. πρωτοτύπως, BL 1.328 : πρωτο (l. πρῶτο<ν>) δή πωσ prev. ed.
^ 15. corr. ex
^ 16. l. ἀνεθ<ῆ>ναί
^ 16. BL 1.328 : τέ με prev. ed.
^ 17. l. ἐποφείλω
^ 17. corr. ex
^ 17. l. μισοῦσιν
^ 17. διαπρατ’το papyrus
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HGV 20368 Translation (English) [xml]
(Translation: from P.Oxy. 6) To Flavius Isaac, most learned advocate and defensor of the upper quarter of Cynopolis, from Aurelius Macarius, son of Joseph, of the said city. In the past I was appointed irrigator and cultivator of real property on the estate of Phoebammon, of blessed memory, member of the council. After his death his brother Theodorus entered upon the management of his property, and tyrannously seized eight fine beasts out of my kine; he also sent and had me unjustly carried off to prison three months ago, in consequence of which the remainder of my kine have died of hunger. This he has done in spite of my readiness to pay, if written proof of any debt to him can be produced. Therefore, since advocates have been devised in the cities for the purpose of lending assistance to the oppressed—and I have been reduced to complete ruin and the extremity of hunger through the aforesaid member of the council—I present this petition to your wisdom, begging you to order him to be summoned, first of all bringing about the restoration to me by his excellency of my kine which he tyrannously seized, in the same good condition in which they then were; and for the rest directing that what seems good to your wisdom should be done, and that I be released from my bonds, since I am ready, as aforesaid, to discharge any debt secured in writing. For the perpetrators of injustice are hateful to the laws, most learned lord advocate. (Signed) I, Aurelius Macarius, son of Joseph, presented this petition. The year after the consulship of the most illustrious Flavius Vivianus for the second time, and of the consul whose name is to be declared, Athur 24.