# Amtlicher Brief
[Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung](https://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=institution&instnr=9)
Sammlung: [Papyrussammlung](https://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=sammlung&instnr=9&gesusa=3)
Inventarnummer: P 6893
Beschreibung
Der Stratege von Koptos, Ptolemaios, beklagt sich beim Präfekten Avidios Heliodoros über die Schwierigkeiten, die ihm einige mit amtlichen Geschäften betraute Römer, Alexandriner und Veteranen bei der Steuererhebung verursachen. Ptolemaios betont seine eigene aufmerksame Amtsführung und bittet um Maßnahmen gegen sie. Der Präfekt antwortet (Verso) und verweist an den Epistrategen, der sie zum Gehorchen zwingen soll.
Nach BerlPap: http://berlpap.smb.museum/01767/
Material/Technik
Papyrus (Material); beidseitig, beschriftet (Technik)
Maße
Höhe x Breite: 19,1 x 31 cm (lt. BerlPap)
## Abschrift
### Original: Ancient Greek
```xml
<body><head n="20062" xml:lang="en">
<date>AD139</date>
<placeName>Koptos</placeName>
<ref n="chr.wilck;;35" type="reprint-from">WChr35</ref>
</head>
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<lb n="2"/>Πτολεμαῖος <supplied reason="lost">σ</supplied>τ<supplied reason="lost">ρ</supplied>ατηγὸς Κοπτ<supplied reason="lost">εί</supplied>του χαίρ<supplied reason="lost">ε</supplied>ιν.
<lb n="3"/>τῶν κυριακῶν πραγμάτων, ἡγεμὼν μέγιστε,
<lb n="4"/>ἐπιζητούντων ἐξαίρετον φροντίδα καὶ συνε
<lb n="5" break="no"/>χῆ ἐπιμέλ<supplied reason="lost">ει</supplied>αν καὶ δεδομένων εἰς τοῦ<supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>ο οὐ μ<supplied reason="lost">ό</supplied>νον
<lb n="6"/>ἀξιοχρέω<supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied>, ἀλλὰ καὶ <choice><reg>ἀπειθηνίων</reg><orig>ἀπιθηνίων</orig></choice> μάλιστα ἀν
<lb n="7" break="no"/>θρώπων, <supplied reason="lost">οὐ</supplied> διέλιπον, κύριε, τοῖς ἐν ταῖς δημοσίαις
<lb n="8"/>χρείαις το<supplied reason="lost">ῦ ν</supplied>ομοῦ οὖσι Ῥωμαίοις καὶ Ἀλε<supplied reason="lost">ξα</supplied>νδρεῦσι
<lb n="9"/>κα<supplied reason="lost">ὶ</supplied> <app type="editorial"><lem resp="BL 8.33">παλ<supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ιστρατιώταις</lem><rdg>πάλ<supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ι στρατιώταις</rdg></app> ἀντιστατοῦσι τοῖς πράγ<supplied reason="lost">μ</supplied>ασιν
<lb n="10"/>παραινῶν πείθε<supplied reason="lost">σθ</supplied>αι τοῖς κελευομένοις, καὶ οἰ
<lb n="11" break="no"/>ό<supplied reason="lost">μ</supplied>ενος με<supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>ανοή<supplied reason="lost">σει</supplied>ν <choice><reg>ἡμῖν</reg><orig>ἡμεῖν</orig></choice> <choice><reg>ἐπεῖχόν</reg><orig>ἐπῖχό<supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied></orig></choice> σοι τῷ κυ
<lb n="12" break="no"/>ρίῳ δηλῶσαι. ἐπ<supplied reason="lost">έ</supplied>μ<supplied reason="lost">ε</supplied>νον δὲ <supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ὐτῶν κατὰ τὸ <supplied reason="lost">ἀ</supplied>ναγ
<lb n="13" break="no"/>καῖον <choice><reg>ἐπειγόμενος</reg><orig>ἐπιγόμενος</orig></choice> ὑπὸ τῆς χρείας ἀναφέρ<supplied reason="lost">ε</supplied>σθαι.
<lb n="14"/>τῶν γὰρ πραγμάτων τὸ μέγι<supplied reason="lost">σ</supplied>τόν ἐστιν καὶ γνη
<lb n="15" break="no"/>σ<supplied reason="lost">ι</supplied>ώτερον <supplied reason="lost">π</supplied>ολλῆς τε <choice><reg>προσεδρείας</reg><orig>προε<supplied reason="lost">δ</supplied>ρίας</orig></choice> <choice><reg>δεόμενον</reg><orig>δεόμενων</orig></choice>
<lb n="16"/><supplied reason="lost">αἱ ἀ</supplied>παιτή<supplied reason="lost">σε</supplied>ις τῶν <choice><reg>ὀφειλομένων</reg><orig>ὀφιλομέ<supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied>ων</orig></choice> τῷ κυριακῷ
<lb n="17"/>λ<supplied reason="lost">ό</supplied>γῳ. διʼ ὅ<supplied reason="lost">π</supplied>ερ ἐπα<supplied reason="lost">γ</supplied>ρυπνῶ προσφ<supplied reason="lost">ε</supplied>ρόμενος
<lb n="18"/>τῇ ἐκπράξει καὶ <supplied reason="lost">ὑ</supplied>πὸ <choice><reg>χεῖρα</reg><orig>χε͂ρα</orig></choice> καὶ πρ<supplied reason="lost">ὸ</supplied>ς τὸ<supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied> <app type="editorial"><lem resp="BL 3.14"><unclear>δ</unclear>ι
<lb n="19" break="no"/><unclear>α</unclear><supplied reason="lost">λο</supplied><unclear>γ</unclear>ισμὸν</lem><rdg><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>ι<gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>ισμ<supplied reason="lost">ο</supplied>ν</rdg></app> κα<supplied reason="lost">τὰ</supplied> μῆνα <app type="editorial"><lem resp="bgu 3 p.4">μετα<supplied reason="lost">π</supplied>εμπόμ<supplied reason="lost">εν</supplied>ος</lem><rdg>μετα<gap reason="lost" quantity="7" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>απομ<gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/>ωσι</rdg></app>
<lb n="20"/><supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>οὺς πράκτορας <choice><reg>δ<supplied reason="lost">ι</supplied>ακρίνω</reg><orig>δ<supplied reason="lost">ι</supplied>ακρείνω</orig></choice> π<supplied reason="lost">ρ</supplied>ὸς τὸν ε<supplied reason="lost">ἰ</supplied>σ<supplied reason="lost">ι</supplied>όν
<lb n="21" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>α <hi rend="diaeresis">ὑ</hi>πὲρ <supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>ῆς <hi rend="diaeresis">ἰ</hi>δί<supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ς πρακτωρί<supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ς λόγο<supplied reason="lost">ν</supplied> αἰ
<lb n="22" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">τ</supplied>ούμ<supplied reason="lost">ε</supplied>ν<unclear>α</unclear> π<supplied reason="lost">λ</supplied>η<supplied reason="lost">ρ</supplied>οφορε<supplied reason="lost">ῖ</supplied>ν ἐπ<gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/>κ<gap reason="illegible" quantity="2" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/>υτω<gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/>ος
<lb n="23"/><supplied reason="lost">ὀ</supplied>φείλω το<gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character"/><supplied reason="lost"> ἐ</supplied>ξ αὐτῶ<supplied reason="lost">ν. ἐπ</supplied>ιχωρι<gap reason="lost" quantity="1" unit="character"/>
<lb n="24"/><supplied reason="lost">π</supplied>ρ<supplied reason="lost">ο</supplied>τρεπ<gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character"/>υ<gap reason="lost" extent="unknown" unit="character"/>μ<gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="character"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="12" unit="character"/>
<lb n="25"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="line"/>
</ab></div><div n="r,2" type="textpart"><ab>
<lb n="1"/>ἄλλου χρείᾳ δημοσίᾳ <choice><reg>ἐνχειρισθέντες</reg><orig>ἐνχιρισθέντες</orig></choice>
<lb n="2"/>ᾗ <choice><reg>ὑπακούειν</reg><orig>ὑπακουσειν</orig></choice> <choice><reg>ὀφείλουσιν</reg><orig>ὀφίλουσειν</orig></choice> <choice><reg>καὶ ἐμοὶ</reg><orig>κἀμοὶ</orig></choice>
<lb n="3"/>ἀπαιτοῦντι <choice><reg>πείθεσθαι</reg><orig>πίθεσται</orig></choice> χαιρησάμενοι
<lb n="4"/>ἑαυτο<supplied reason="lost">ὺ</supplied>ς μὴ εἶναι ὑπὸ τὴν στρατηγίαν
<lb n="5"/>μηδέ<supplied reason="lost">π</supplied>ω κατὰ τὸ <choice><reg>ἴσον</reg><orig>ἰσα</orig></choice> τοῖς ἐνχωρίοις
<lb n="6"/><choice><reg>πράκτορσιν</reg><orig>πράκτωρσιν</orig></choice> ὀφείλειν <hi rend="diaeresis">ἵ</hi>στασθαι <choice><reg>καὶ ἂν</reg><orig>κἂν</orig></choice>
<lb n="7"/><app type="editorial"><lem resp="BL 2.20">ἐπιτιμῆι, οἱ</lem><rdg>ἐπιτιμ<unclear>η</unclear>τοι<certainty match=".." locus="value"/></rdg></app> αὐτοὶ εἶναι λέγοντες
<lb n="8"/>τὸ ὅσον <app type="editorial"><lem resp="BL 2.20">ἐν</lem><rdg>ὅτι</rdg></app> αὐτοῖς τὰς ἐκπράξεις ἐν
<lb n="9" break="no"/>ποδίζουσιν, ἐνιαχοῦ δὲ καὶ τολμῶσιν
<lb n="10"/><choice><reg>ἀνθίστασθαι</reg><orig>ἀντίστασθαι</orig></choice> καὶ καθόλου ὅσοι εἰσὶν
<lb n="11"/>τοιοῦτοι ἐν ταῖς <choice><reg>λειτουργίαις</reg><orig>λιτουργίαις</orig></choice> μέχρι αὐ
<lb n="12" break="no"/>θαδίας ἐπ<supplied reason="lost">ι</supplied>χειροῦσιν φθάνειν ὡς
<lb n="13"/>κα<supplied reason="lost">ὶ τ</supplied>οῖς ἀπὸ τοῦ νομοῦ <choice><reg>ὑπόδειγμα</reg><orig>ὑπόδιγμα</orig></choice> τῆς
<lb n="14"/>ἀπειθίας δοκε<supplied reason="lost">ῖ</supplied>ν <choice><reg>ὑποτίθεσθαι</reg><orig>ὑποτιθεται</orig></choice>. <choice><reg>ἐπεὶ</reg><orig>ἐπὶ</orig></choice> οὖν
<lb n="15"/>οὕτως τὰ κυριακὰ πράγματα ἐνπο
<lb n="16" break="no"/>δίζεται, δέομαι, κύριε, <choice><reg>οὐκ</reg><orig>οὐχ</orig></choice> ὀλίγων
<lb n="17"/>ἐκ τούτου κινδυνευομένων <subst><add place="inline">ἐάν</add><del rend="corrected">ε<del rend="erasure">ν</del>ανς</del></subst>
<lb n="18"/>σοι δόξῃ διαλαβεῖν περὶ αὐτῶν καὶ ὃ ἂν
<lb n="19"/>δοκιμά<supplied reason="lost">σῃ</supplied>ς στῆσαι τῷ τρόπῳ προσ
<lb n="20" break="no"/>έρχεσθαι αὐτοῖ<supplied reason="lost">ς</supplied> δέον <unclear>ἐστὶν</unclear> εἰς τὸ μή τε
<lb n="21"/>τ<supplied reason="lost">ὴ</supplied>ν ἀπαίτησιν τῶν δημοσίων ἐμ
<lb n="22" break="no"/><supplied reason="lost">ποδ</supplied>ί<supplied reason="lost">ζ</supplied>ε<supplied reason="lost">σ</supplied>θαι τ<gap reason="lost" quantity="2" unit="character"/>να κυριακ<supplied reason="lost">ὰ π</supplied>ράγμ<supplied reason="lost">ατα</supplied>
<lb n="23"/><gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character"/><supplied reason="lost"> κ</supplied>αιρῷ αν<gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character"/>ι <unclear>κ</unclear><supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ι<gap reason="lost" quantity="5" unit="character"/>ι<gap reason="lost" quantity="4" unit="character"/>
<lb n="24"/><gap reason="illegible" quantity="1" unit="line"/>
</ab></div><div n="v" type="textpart"><ab>
<lb n="1"/>τῶν <choice><reg>εἰς</reg><orig>ἰς</orig></choice> τὰς δημοσίας χρείας <choice><reg>καθιστανομένων</reg><orig>κατιστανομένων</orig></choice>
<lb n="2"/>καὶ μὴ <choice><reg>βουλομένων</reg><orig>βουλομενους</orig></choice> ὁμοίως τοῖς ἄλλοις πρα
<lb n="3" break="no"/>γματικοῖς ὑπακούειν δύνασαι παραστῆσαι
<lb n="4"/>τῷ κρατίστῳ ἐπιστρατήγῳ, ὃς ἐπ<supplied reason="lost">α</supplied>ναγκάσει
<lb n="5"/>αὐτοὺς τὰ προσήκοντα αὐτοῖς ἐκτελεῖν.
<lb n="6"/><expan><ex>ἔτους</ex></expan> <num value="2">β</num> Φαρμοῦθι <num value="4">δ</num>. </ab></div></div></body>
```
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- Hergestellt ...
+ wann: 139 n. Chr.
+ wo: [Gouvernement al-Fayyum](https://smb.museum-digital.de/index.php?t=oak&ort_id=1055)
## Links/Dokumente
- [Das Objekt in der Berliner Papyrusdatenbank](http://berlpap.smb.museum/01767/)
- [Transkript basierend auf der Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri (CC BY)](http://papyri.info/docs/ddbdp)
- [TEI-Repräsentation in der Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri](http://papyri.info/ddbdp/bgu;3;747/source)
- [Das Objekt bei SMB-digital](http://www.smb-digital.de/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=1508915)
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Stand der Information: 2021-07-23 16:35:06
[CC BY-NC-SA @ Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
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