Petition (P.Duk.inv. 781 R (b))

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Catalogue Record

Title: Petition, Year 11 of Hadrian Phamenoth [127 Feb./Mar.]
Author: Isidora (From Egypt), fl. 127.
Subject: Debtor and creditor --Egypt --Heracleopolite Nome --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Interest --Egypt --Heracleopolite Nome --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Egypt --Officials and employees --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Strategi, Greek --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Judges --Egypt --Heracleopolite Nome --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Documentary papyri --Egypt --Heracleopolite Nome --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Petitions --Egypt --Heracleopolite Nome --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
Material: 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass, incomplete ; 22 x 10 cm.
Note: Actual dimensions of item are 21.3 x 9.5 cm.
	45 lines.
	Written along the fibers on the recto in a careful
	hand; written across the fibers on the verso in a
	different hand and inverse to the texts on the recto.
	Lower margin of 1 cm.; left margin of 2 cm. A tomos synkollesimos.
	P.Duk.inv. 781 R (b) was formerly P.Rob.inv. 45 R (b).
	Petition from the Heracleopolite Nome, Egypt, written
	on papyrus. Written by Isidora to the strategos,
	the highest civil official in the region, of the
	Heracleopolite Nome. Isidora requests that the strategos
	execute a debt plus interest. She appends a memorandum
	from the chief judge (of all Egypt) to the strategos,
	which includes a copy of her original petition to
	him. The debtor is Areios. Isidora's husband whose
	name begins with "Ammon" assists her. Dated to Phamenoth
	of year 11 of Hadrian (Feb./Mar., 127 A.D.). Glued
	to a documentary text in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 781 R (a)).
	Verso has a description of land in Greek (P.Duk.inv. 781 V).
	In Greek.
	Descriptive database available in repository.

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