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Γαβριηλ]ί̣ῳ Θ[εο]δώρῳ [Κ]ωνστα̣ντίνῳ Ἰουλιανῷ Μαρτυρίῳ Ἀθ̣[α]νασί[ῳ] τ̣ῷ ἐ̣[νδοξ(οτάτῳ)] στρα̣τη̣[λ(άτῃ]
δουκ]ὶ̣ κ̣[αὶ αὐ]γου[στα]λ̣ί[ῳ τῆ]ς Θηβ̣[αίων χώ]ρ[α]ς τὸ̣ [β]. δέ[η]σ[ι]ς καὶ ἱ(*)
[κ]εσί[α π(αρὰ) Μ]αξιμίνου ἐλεείνου] μ̣ο̣ν̣[ά]ζ[ο]ντος, καταμ[έν]ο̣ντο̣ς̣ ἐν [τῷ] ὁσ[ί]ῳ κοινοβίῳ [το(ῦ)] ὁσιωτ(άτου) π[ατ]ρὸ̣ς̣ ἄ̣[π]α Ἱ(*)
ερη[μ]ίο(υ) ἐν τῇ \Ἀ̣ν̣τ̣α̣ί̣(ου)/
ων [δεσ]πότης οἰκουμενικὸς ἡμῶ[ν] βα[σ]ιλε̣[ὺ]ς̣ τὴν αἰσία̣[ν] ὑ(*)
μῶν [π]ρ[ο]είλατο ὑ(*)
[περ]φυΐαν̣ 5 [θ[εσπί]ζαι (*)
κατ’η[ξίω]σεν ἄρχειν τὴ[ν] ὑμ[ετ]έραν ἐν[δ]ό[ξ(ου) ὑπ(ερ)]φ̣υΐ(*)
αν τη[̣ ̣ ̣]αμιμη̣[̣ ̣ ̣]ο̣ ̣ ̣ [τὴ]ν̣ ἀθ[λίαν] Θηβαίων χ[ώ]ρ̣α̣[ν] διορθῶσαι α[ὐτὴ]ν καὶ το(ὺ)ς τα[ύτης οἰ]κήτορ̣α̣ς πρ̣ηνεὶ[ς π]επτω\κότ[ας]/
τοῦτο ἐπιστάμε]νος ἀκρι[βῶς προσπί]π[τ]ων̣ [τοῖ]ς ἀνεπάφ̣[οις] ὑ(*)
μ̣[ῶν ἴχ]ν̣εσι ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [βου]-λόμε̣ν̣[ος] (*)
τῷ κατʼ ἐμὲ πρά]γμ[α]τι [τοιοῦτον ἔχ]οντι [τ]ὸ̣ν̣ τ̣ρ̣όπ̣ον [ ̣ ̣ ̣]σα̣μ̣αλ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]η απολ̣ ̣ ̣ κα̣[τ]α̣γ̣ο[ ̣ ̣ ̣] τον [ ̣ ̣ ̣]α̣ν ̣ ̣ ̣ τατο̣[υ]ς̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣]ε̣νος ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ν̣ κ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ πραγμα[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ει πο̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣]ο̣μ̣ι̣ 10 [ο̣υ μ̣[ὴν] ἀλλὰ κα̣ὶ̣ ̣ ̣ θο[ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ον̣οι ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ το(ῦ) ποτ̣ ̣ ̣ ο̣ς̣ [ ̣ ]ων κατ̣ὰ [τ]ύ̣χ[η]ν̣ τὴν̣ ἐ̣[μ(?)]ὴν̣ [ ̣ -ca.?- ]ε̣ω̣ς τῆς ἐμ[ῆ(?)]ς πατ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ως ἐπ̣ι̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ εσει μ̣ά̣ρ̣τ[υρ]α κ[αλῶ] τ̣ὸν δ̣ε̣σπ(ότην) Θ(εὸ)ν ὡς ἀψευδῶς̣ [ ̣ -ca.?- ] ενος τὸν̣ εκ[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] π̣α̣ρʼ ἐ̣μ̣ο̣[ῦ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣] [π]αρασχεῖν ὑ(*)
πὲρ το̣(ύ)το(υ) [χρ(υσοῦ)] νο(μίσματα) ιβ ου ̣ ̣ [ ̣ -ca.?- ]κ̣ο̣υμ̣ένης καὶ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]ε̣ι̣ν δω ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ [π(?)]ένησι κα[ὶ] τῷ ἐμῷ κ[οι]ν̣[οβ]ίῳ (*)
κ[αὶ(?)] α̣ὐτη [ ̣ -ca.?- ] καὶ το(ῦ)τον τὸν [πο]λ̣υτίμ̣η̣[τον ̣ ̣ ̣] ̣ ̣ ̣ καὶ πά[ντ]α̣ τὰ ὄντ̣[α] μοι διδ̣[ό]ναι 15 [ ̣ -ca.?- ]εψιας αρι[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ε̣ καρτ̣ο ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ η καὶ τα[ ̣ ] ̣ πρὸς α ̣ ̣ ̣ ν επιζ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ [ ̣ -ca.?- ] ἐποιήσατό μ[οι με]τ̣ὰ ὕ (*)
β[ρ]ε̣ω̣ς̣· ὅθεν ἀναγκ[αίω(?)]ς π[ρ]ο̣σ̣[έ]δ̣ρα̣μον [πρὸ]ς̣ [ ̣ -ca.?- ]ς ὅπως εἰ παρ[ασταί]η ὑ̣ (*)
μ̣ῖ̣ν̣ κ̣α̣[τε]λεῆσαί με κ̣[αὶ] ἐκδικ̣[ῆ]σ̣α̣ί̣ με ἵ (*)
να̣ [τ]ὸ̣ν [ ̣ -ca.?- ]ς τῆς ὑ (*)
μετέρα[ς ἐ]νδόξο(υ) φιλ̣[αν]θρωπίας π[ρὸς τ]ὸν δεσπό(την) Θ(εὸ)ν ἱ (*)
κετ[ήρ]ιο̣[ν] [ ̣ -ca.?- ] τοῖς ὑμ]ῶ̣ν χαρίζασ[θ]αι (*)
τέκνοις [ ̣ ̣ ̣ αὐ]ξηθῆνα̣ι̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣] το(ύ)τοις ἐν ἐλέει καὶ [οἰ]κτειρμ\ο̣ῖ̣ς̣/ (*)
20 [ ̣ -ca.?- ]ορο(υ)σ̣ι̣ν γὰρ [οἱ εἰ]ρημ(ένοι) [ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]κ̣οι̣ ὀ̣φει[λ ̣ ̣ ̣] τὸν ὑ (*)
μέτερ[ο]ν λ̣ό̣γ̣[ον] ἕως [ ̣ -ca.?- ]αριστ[ο]ν υ̣μ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] καταδ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣]ρο̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣]σ ̣ ̣ ̣ τ̣αυ̣[ ̣ ̣ ̣] μν[ ̣ ] ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
Γαβριηλίῳ Θεοδώρῳ Κωνσταντίνῳ Ἰουλιανῷ Μαρτυρίῳ Ἀθανασίῳ τῷ ἐνδοξοτάτῳ στρατηλάτῃ δουκὶ καὶ αὐγουσταλίῳ τῆς Θηβαίων χώρας τὸ β. δέησις καὶ ἱκεσία παρὰ Μαξιμίνου ἐλεείνου μονάζοντος, καταμένοντος ἐν τῷ ὁσίῳ κοινοβίῳ τοῦ ὁσιωτάτου πατρὸς ἄπα Ἱερημίου ἐν τῇ Ἀνταίου [...] δεσπότης οἰκουμενικὸς ἡμῶν βασιλεὺς τὴν αἰσίαν ὑμῶν προείλατο ὑπερφυΐαν [...] θεσπίσαι κατ’ ἠξίωσεν ἄρχειν τὴν ὑμετέραν ἐνδόξου ὑπερφυΐαν [...] τὴν ἀθλίαν Θηβαίων χώραν διορθῶσαι αὐτὴν καὶ τοὺς ταύτης οἰκήτορας πρηνεῖς πεπτωκότας [...] τοῦτο ἐπιστάμενος ἀκριβῶς προσπίπτων τοῖς ἀνεπάφοις ὑμῶν ἴχνεσι [...] τῷ κατʼ ἐμὲ πράγματι τοιοῦτον ἔχοντι τὸν τρόπον [...] μάρτυρα καλῶ τὸν δεσπότην Θεὸν ὡς ἀψευδῶς [...] παρασχεῖν ὑπὲρ τούτου χρυσοῦ νομίσματα ιβ [...] καὶ τῷ ἐμῷ κοινοβίῳ [...] καὶ τοῦτον τὸν πολυτίμητον [...] καὶ πάντα τὰ ὄντα μοι διδόναι [...] ἐποιήσατό μοι μετὰ ὕβρεως· ὅθεν ἀναγκαίως προσέδραμον πρὸς [...] ὅπως εἰ παρασταίη ὑμῖν κατελεῆσαί με καὶ ἐκδικῆσαί με ἵνα τὸν [...] τῆς ὑμετέρας ἐνδόξου φιλανθρωπίας πρὸς τὸν δεσπότην Θεὸν ἱκετήριον [...] τοῖς ὑμῶν χαρίσασθαι τέκνοις [...] αὐξηθῆναι [...] τούτοις ἐν ἐλέει καὶ οἰκτιρμοῖς [...] χρόνον τῆς ἐμῆς ζωῆς, δέσποτα ἔνδοξε κύριε ὑπερφυέστατε ἀπὸ ὑπάτων πανεύφημε.
To Gabriel, Theodore, Constantine, Julian, Martyrius, Athanasius, the most glorious general, duke and augustalis of the Thebaid region, petition and supplication from Maximinus, a pitiable monk residing in the holy monastery of the most holy father Apa Hieremias in Antaeus [...] Our universal lord and emperor has chosen your auspicious excellence [...] and has deemed you worthy to govern your glorious excellence [...] to correct the miserable land of the Thebans and its inhabitants who have fallen prostrate [...] Knowing this precisely, I fall at your untouched feet [...] concerning my own matter, which is of such a nature [...] I call God as witness that truthfully [...] to provide for this purpose twelve gold coins [...] and to my monastery [...] and this most precious [...] and to give me all that belongs to me [...] he has treated me with insult; therefore, I have urgently run to [...] so that, if it pleases you, you may have mercy upon me and avenge me, so that [...] your glorious philanthropy may intercede with the Lord God [...] to grant your children [...] to increase them [...] in mercy and compassion [...] for the duration of my life, O glorious master, most excellent lord, most renowned from the consuls.