Petition Unknown APIS michigan.apis.2021 (MiU)2021 sb.22.15237 P.Mich.inv. 3628 Petition to the king against Eukles Location: Ann Arbor Pub. status: Verso; back is blank P. Heid. inv. 1880 Greek 1 papyrus ; 22 x 14 cm There are three obvious horizontal folds, about 3.5-3.7 cm. apart. There is only one clear vertical fold 9 cm from the right margin, and possibly another 5.5 cm. from the same. No kollesis is visible. The top margin is 2.3-2.5 cm. 1-16 Source of description: Verso

Typical mid-thid century B. C. hand. An interlinear line seems to have been added between ll. 12 and13, to judge by the abnormally small amount of space between the writings of these lines, the interlinear spacing being otherwise uniformly generous.

 ca. 244-242 B.C. Philadelphia (?), Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt Ptolemy, king of Egypt Eukles Teos, son of NN Herakleides, sitologos Aphthonetos, strategos

Philadelphia (?), Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

 APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent. English Greek Philadelpheia Ptolemy,;bIII Euergetes,;cKing of Egypt,;dd. 221 B.C.;vCorrespondence. Agricultural Implements--Egypt--Philadelphia (Extinct city) Appeal as from an abuse. Documentary Papyrus
"To Ptolemy, the King, greetings from NN. I am wronged by Eukles, the one in Philadelphia. For Teos, son of NN, having placed with me - - -;] 5, 12 dr. (bronze). While I was away, he fled - - -;] Herakleides, the sitologos having sent three machimoi - - -;] Herakleides, and they locked both me up, to receive (?) and;] from Teos. I for my part acknowledged that Herakleides has - - -;] when I asked "Are the mattocks yours, as you maintain?" going to - - -;he said] " the mattocks are mine", and that he had received them having handed over to me for what he took (?);] to the altar, he swore that the mattocks were his, and that nobody;trouble [- - -] after 16 days, Eukles,;the one in Philadelphia having sent [- - -] me wishing [- - -] you gave back to Herakleides. And he gave surety for me because I was;compelled [- - -] he gave [- - -] to a guard. Eukles, with respect to the mattocks if surety was given for me;[- - -] I beg you, then, your majesty, do not ignore me being treated unjustly, but order Aphthonetos [the str]ategos;to summon - - - [- - -] Heraklei[des], and, if what I write to be true - - -[ surety [;acknowledged [- - - so that] having taken refuge with you, your majesty,;I may obtain justice. Farewell."
Sijpesteijn PJ - Schwendner G, Ancient Society 25, 141-149, 1994, Fig. 1 -- SB XXII 15237 SB.:22:15237

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