Petition of Linen-cleaners Regarding Turf War (99-50 BCE)

Sestis (Delta region, Egypt), 99-50 BCE
GRA III 159 = PRainCent 51 = Papyri.info TM 8605 = AGRW ID# 30943

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Papyrus (29.5 x 12.3 cm).

To Apollonios, kinsman (of the king) and commander (stratēgos), from the linen-cleaners (linepsoi) of . . . Anompeus and Petalion of the linen-cleaners from Therythis unlawfully moved to Sestis, which is in our own area, have undertaken the work like smugglers, and have compromised our obligations to the kingdom. Since there is no arrangement . . . of registering . . . from the earlier period until the present . . . of men . . ., we ask you, if it seems good, to arrange to write immediately to the subordinate commander (hypostratēgos), Theon, to send them down to you for . . . our judgment . . . so that we might receive help. Farewell.

Translation by: Kloppenborg

[Ἀ]πολλων[ίωι συγγ]ε̣ν̣εῖ καὶ [στρα]τ̣η̣[γ]ῶι | παρὰ τῶν ἐ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣δεω̣ς λινεψῶν· | Ἀνομπεὺς καὶ Πετ̣α̣λ̣ί̣ων τῶν | ἐκ Θερύθεως λινεψῶν, μὴ καθηκόντως || εἰς Σῆστιν τὴν οὖσαν ἐν τοῖς ἰδίοις | ἡμῶν τόποις μεταβεβη̣κ̣ό̣τ̣ες, | τὴν ἐργασίαν ἐπανείρηνται κολπ̣ι̣τ̣ι̣κῶι | τρόπωι καὶ τὰ ὑποκείμενα ἡ̣μ̣ῖν | βασιλικὰ καταλέλυκαν· ἐπ̣ε̣ὶ̣ δ̣ὲ̣ || μηδεμιᾶς συντάξεως εἰς τ̣[ὴ]ν̣ | ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ἀπογραφομ̣[έν]η̣ς ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] |ἀπὸ τῶν ἔμπροσθεν χρόνων μέχρ[ι τοῦ] | νῦν ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ζομεν ̣ ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣[ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣[ ̣] | των ἀνθρώπων ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣τερον || ἐπαιτούμε[θά] σ̣ε̣ αὐτόθι, ἐὰν φαίνηται, | συντάξαι γράψαι Θέωνι τῶι ὑποστρατή[γω]ι | ἐξαποστεῖλαι αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ σὲ πρ̣ὸ̣ς̣ τ̣ὴ̣ν̣ | ἐπιμε[ ̣]η̣ ̣[ ̣] ̣[ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ἡ̣μ̣ῖ̣ν διά̣λ̣η̣ψιν̣ | ἵνʼ ὦμεν β̣[εβοηθη]μένοι. vac. || διευτύχει.

Item added: March 14, 2020
Item modified: March 16, 2020
ID number: 30943
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Category: 6) Egypt, a) Lower Egypt / Delta region, d) 1st century BCE, f) Occupational guild (excluding those below), Papyrus document, Petition

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