Abstract
This article offers a new interpretation of the enigmatic first three columns of the verso of P. BM 10591 from the Siut archive. The two texts recorded in these columns offer a unique insight into the processing methods of Ptolemaic petitions and the use of Greek and Demotic in the Ptolemaic administration. After the presentation of a new transliteration and translation, the legal and administrative context of these texts is scrutinized.
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