βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι καὶ βασ[ιλί]σσηι Κλεοπ[άτρ]αι τῆι ἀδελφῆι
θεοῖς Φιλομήτορσι χαίρ[ειν]
Μαρεπάθ̣ι̣ς̣ Σισούχου καὶ Π̣[α]τκῶς Ὀννώφ[ριος καὶ Τ]εσενοῦφις
Μάρρεως καὶ Φατρῆς Θο[το]ῆ̣τ̣ο̣ς καὶ Ἁρπ[̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι καὶ βασ[ιλί]σσηι Κλεοπ[άτρ]αι τῆι ἀδελφῆι θεοῖς Φιλομήτορσι χαίρ[ειν]
Μαρεπάθ̣ι̣ς̣ Σισούχου καὶ Π̣[α]τκῶς Ὀννώφ[ριος καὶ Τ]εσενοῦφις Μάρρεως καὶ Φατρῆς Θο[το]ῆ̣τ̣ο̣ς καὶ Ἁρπ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ Ἀμα]ράντου
βασιλικοὶ γεωργοὶ τῶν [ἀπὸ τ]ῆ̣ς̣ Σοκνοπ[αίου Ν]ήσου τῆς Ἡρακλείδο[υ] μερίδος τ[οῦ] Ἀρσινοίτου νο[μοῦ.] ἐνεστηκυίας ἡμῖν καταστάσεως ἐπὶ [Ζω]πύρου τοῦ ἐπι[μ]ελητοῦ καὶ Πετεαρψενήσιος τοῦ βασιλικοῦ γ[ρα]μματέως συ[ν]εδρευόντων καὶ τῶν ἐν τῶι προειρημένωι νομῶι τὰ βασιλικὰ καὶ προσοδικὰ καὶ ἰδιωτικὰ κριν[όν]των χρηματ[ισ]τῶν ὧν εἰσαγωγεὺς Δεξιὸς πρὸς Τεσενοῦφιν τὸν κωμαρχήσαντα τὴν προειρημένην κώμην ἀφʼ ὧν ἐπιδ[ε]δώκειμεν αὐτοῖς ἐνφανισμῶν περί τινων ἀδικημάτω[ν] καὶ παραλογειῶν σίτου τε καὶ χαλκοῦ καὶ ἤδη τῶν καθʼ ἡμᾶς εἰσαγομένων πυνθανόμεθα τὸν ἐνκαλούμενον Τεσενοῦφιν μετὰ συνηγόρων συνκαθίστασθαι, προστεταχότων τῶν προγόνων ὑμῶν διὰ τοῦ ὑποκειμένου προστάγματ[ο]ς τοὺς προσπορευομένους συνηγόρους πρὸς τὰς προσοδικὰς κρίσεις ἐπὶ βλάβῃ τῶν προσόδων πρᾶξαι εἰς τὸ β[α]σιλικὸν διπλοῦν τὸ ἐπιδέκατον καὶ τούτοις μηκέτι ἐξεῖνα[ι] συνηγορᾶσαι δεόμεθʼ ὑμῶν τῶν μεγίστων θεῶν εἰ ὑμῖν δοκεῖ ἀποστεῖλαι ἡμῶν τὴν ἔντευξιν ἐπὶ τοὺς αὐτοὺς χρηματιστὰς ὅπως ἐπὶ τῆς διαλογῆς τῶν ἐντ[εύ]ξεων συντάξωσιν τῶι Τεσενούφει μὴ μετὰ συνηγόρου συνκαθίστασθαι. τούτου γὰρ γενομένου οὐθὲν τῶν ὑμῖν συμφερόντων διαπεσεῖται.
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εὐτυχεῖτε.
βασιλεὺς Πτολεμαῖος Ἀπολλωνίωι χαίρειν. ἐπειδή τινες τῶν ὑπογεγραμμένων συνηγόρων προσπορεύονται πρὸς τὰς προσοδικὰς κρίσεις καταβλάπτοντες τὰς προσόδους, σύνταξον ὅπως πραχθῶσι εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν οἱ συνηγορήσαντες διπλοῦν τὸ ἐπιδέκατον καί τούτ[οι]ς μηκέτι ἐξέστω συνηγορᾶσαι περὶ μηθενὸς πράγματος. ἐὰν δέ τις τῶν καταβλαπτόντων τὰς προσόδους ἐλεγχθῆι συνηγορήσας περὶ πράγματός τινος, αὐτόν τε πρὸς ἡμᾶς μετὰ φυλακῆς ἀποστείλατε καὶ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ καταχωρίσατε εἰς τὸ βασιλικόν.
(ἔτους) κζ Γορπιαίου ιε.
To King Ptolemy and Queen Cleopatra, his sister, the gods Philometores, greetings from Marepathis son of Sisouchos, Patkos son of Onnophris, Tesenouphis son of Marres, Phatres son of Thotoes, and Harp[... son of Ama]rantos, royal cultivators from Soknopaiou Nesos in the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome.
Due to the situation that has arisen for us under Zopyros the overseer and Petearpsenesis the royal secretary, who preside along with the judges who handle royal, revenue, and private matters in the aforementioned nome, whose introducer is Dexios, against Tesenouphis, who was village headman of the aforementioned village, concerning certain accusations and irregularities involving grain and copper, we now learn that the accused Tesenouphis is appearing with advocates.
Since your ancestors have ordered by the appended decree that advocates who approach revenue courts to the detriment of revenues should pay double the tenth to the royal treasury and no longer be permitted to advocate, we beseech you, greatest gods, if it seems good to you, to forward our petition to the same judges, so that during the examination of petitions they may order Tesenouphis not to appear with an advocate. For if this happens, none of your interests will suffer harm.
Farewell.
King Ptolemy to Apollonios, greetings. Since some of the advocates listed below approach revenue courts harming the revenues, order that those who advocate thus be charged double the tenth to the royal treasury and no longer be permitted to advocate in any matter. If anyone harming the revenues is found advocating in any matter, send him to us under guard and confiscate his property to the royal treasury.
Year 27, Gorpiaios 15.