P.Mich.inv. 2979 / Recto

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Record Details

Inventory Number

P.Mich.inv. 2979

Processing Number

1724

Image Side

Recto

Background and Physical Properties

Connections

Archive of Gaius Apolinarius Niger (& family); - duplicate: P.Mich.inv. 2926a? (see note)

Material

Pap

Size

21.5 X 35 cm

Items

1

Lines

29

Mounted

No

Negative

Yes

Negative in Copenhagen

yes

Conservation Status

Well preserved, apart from the loss of a piece about 3 X 9 cm on the right side

Palaeographic Description

see electronic version of PMich VI, 425

Status

published

Library

Cairo

Contents

Date

August, 198 A.D.

Origin

(probably) Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Provenance

Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Acquisition

24-5006E2-A

Language

Greek

Genre

Documentary

Author

Gemellus alias Horion

Type of Text/Title of Work

Petition to the Epistrategos

Content

Petition addressed to the epistrategos Calpurnius Concessus by Gemellus alias Horion, concerning violence and tentative extortion made on him and his mother by a tax collector's assistant

Subject Headings

Tax collection--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Blind--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)--Social conditions.

Complaints (Criminal procedure)--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Literacy--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Rome--Army--Officers.

Citizenship--Rome.

Citizenship--Egypt--Antinoöpolis (Extinct city)

Extortion--Egypt--Karanis (Extinct city)

Persons

Calpurnius Concessus, epistrategos;

Gemellus alias Horion, son of Gaius Apollinarius, Antinoite (Gaius Gemellus Horigenes) (see P. Mich. VI, 422 introd.; Eos 49 [1957/1958] 155-164);

his mother;

Quintus Aemilius Saturninus, prefect of Egypt;

(unnamed) centurion in the Arsinoite nome

Kastor, cheiristes of Karanis;

Germanus;

[- - -] son of Panebtichis

Geographica

Karanis; Herakleidou meris of the Arsinoite

Translation

To his excellency Calpurnius Concessus, epistrategos, from Gemellus also called Horion, son of Gaius Apolinarius, Antinoite. Of the petition which I submitted to the most illustrious prefect, Aemilius Saturninus, (2nd hand) and (3rd hand) of the sacred subscription which I obtained from him, I have appended a copy. I request, if it seem good to your Fortune, that you write to the centurion stationed in the Arsinoite nome to send the defendant for your examination and that you hear my complaint against him, in order that I may obtain justice. It is as follows:

To Quintus Aemilius Saturninus, prefect of Egypt, from Gemellus also called Horion, son of Gaius Apolinarius, Antinoite, and however I am styled. I appeal, my lord, against Kastor, tax collector's assistant of the village of Karanis in the division of Herakleides of the Arsinoite nome. This person, who held me in contempt because of my infirmity – for I have only one eye and I do not see with it although it appears to have sight, so that I am utterly worthless in both – victimized me, having first publicly abused me and my mother, after maltreating her with numerous blows and demolishing all four doors of mine with an ax so that our entire house is wide open and accessible to every malefactor. These were demolished and we were beaten although we owed nothing to the fiscus, and for this reason he dared not even produce a receipt lest he be convicted through it of injustice or of extortion. Wherefore, since our savior has ordained that those who are victims of injustice shall approach you without fear in order to obtain justice, I request, my lord, that I be heard and avenged by you, so that I may be the object of your beneficence, and that the defendant be sent by your authority for your examination. I, Gemellus, have submitted this petition. I, Germanus, wrote for him. The 6th year, Mesore 18. Petition his excellency the epistrategos, who will not be found wanting in matters whithin his jurisdiction. Return to the petitioner.

(4th hand) I, Gemellus also called Horion, have submitted this petition, as aforesaid. I, . . . son of Panebtichis, wrote for him since he is illiterate.

(5th hand) The 6th year, Mesore, the 3rd of the intercalary days. Petition (me) when I have arrived in your locality. (6th hand) Return to the petitioner.

Papyri.info Link

https://papyri.info/apis/michigan.apis.1724

Information on Publications

Publications

Series and Volume	Editor	Year	Pg/Nr	Photo	SB	Preferred Citation	Corrections
PMich VI	Pearl OM-Youtie HC	1944	425	Pearl OM-Youtie HC, PMich VI, 425, 1944 -- BL VI, 82 (about the archive); VIII, 214 (l. 3; 28-29)	BL VI, 82 (about the archive); VIII, 214 (l. 3; 28-29)

Availability/System Requirements

Institution

s

Cataloging

Cataloger

PH

Year Begin

198

Year End

198

Technical Details

Collection

Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS UM)

Image Size

1297 x 1692

File Size

292 KB

Record

1724

Link to this Item

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-1724/2979r_a.tif content_copy

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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/apis:1724 content_copy