Fragment of a petition to the king
The petition had been forwarded to Zenon, probably with a request to send up the defendant for trial.
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The petition had been forwarded to Zenon, probably with a request to send up the defendant for trial.
βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι χαίρειν ἄνω Μέμφεως. ἀδικοῦμαι ὑπὸ ἐν Φιλα δελφείαι· ἐμοῦ γὰρ ἀποδημήσαντος εἰς τὸ δεσμωτήριον ἄνευ ἐπισκέψεως δραχμ σ. Ζήνων δὲ ἀκούσας ἐξήγαγεν δέομαι οὖν σου, βασιλεῦ, ἀποσταλῆναί μου τὴν ἔντευξιν ἐὰν ἦι ταῦτα ἀληθῆ, γράψαι Ζήνωνι ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς κριθῶ καὶ τοῦ δικα…
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