Horos, farmer of crown lands at Kerkeosiris, Egypt, petitions Petesouchos, successor to Menches as village secretary of the same village, complaining about the theft of 40 sheep for which he was responsible, by inhabitants of a neighboring village. The text mentions the 8th year of Ptolemy IX Soter II (110/109 B.C.)
Title
Petition of Horos, to Petesouchos.
Full Collection Name
Tebtunis Papyri
Type
Image
Extent
1 item
Other Physical Details
papyrus
Dimensions
31.5 x 13.7 cm.
Language
In Greek.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
30 lines written on recto along the fibers.
Regular cursive.
Margins: top, 3 cm.; left, 2.5 cm.
On verso: Account of payments, [not before 110 B.C.]
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