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Akous, Son of Herakleos of Tebtunis, petitions the strategos complaining about a violent robbery.
Translation: To Andromachos, strategos of the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite nome, from Akous son of Herakleos of the village of Tebtunis. On the first day of the present month Thoth Orsenouphis and Poueris, both sons of Mieus, and Theon and Sarapas, both sons of Chairas, and Poueris son of Ptollion and Maron son of Orseus and O…sautos son of Protas made a bold attack upon my house in the village … at the gateway, and when I was parleying with them belabored me with blows on every limb of my body and carried off a white tunic and robe, a cloak, a white …, a pair of scissors, some beer, a quantity of salt (?) and other things which at present I do not know; I have called in the archephodos of the village and Herakles son of Herakleides. I beg that the culprits be brought before you.
Translation: To Andromachos, strategos of the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite nome, from Akous son of Herakleos of the village of Tebtunis. On the first day of the present month Thoth Orsenouphis and Poueris, both sons of Mieus, and Theon and Sarapas, both sons of Chairas, and Poueris son of Ptollion and Maron son of Orseus and O…sautos son of Protas made a bold attack upon my house in the village … at the gateway, and when I was parleying with them belabored me with blows on every limb of my body and carried off a white tunic and robe, a cloak, a white …, a pair of scissors, some beer, a quantity of salt (?) and other things which at present I do not know; I have called in the archephodos of the village and Herakles son of Herakleides. I beg that the culprits be brought before you.