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Loan of 6 gold solidi between monks of the monastery of Apa Apollo. A Coptic loan agreement in which the monk Mena acknowledges receiving 6 gold solidi from his fellow monk George of the monastery of Apa Apollo, to use as working capital, and swears an oath to honour the agreement. It dates to the 8th century AD and comes from Bawit. machine translation

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Transcription

[r] ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲡμοναχός ⲛⲡτόπος ⲛⲡἅγιος ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲉ ⲡμοναχός ⲛⲡⲓτόπος ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ἐπειδή ⲁⲓπαρακαλεῖν ⲛⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲕⲧⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛὁλοκόττινος ⲛⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛ ἀφορμή ⲉⲓⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ παντοκράτωρ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲛϫⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣπαραβαίνειν ⲛⲙⲟⲕ πρός ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲓἀσφάλεια ⲧⲓστοιχεῖν ⲉⲧⲓἀσφάλεια ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲛⲙⲟⲥ […]… † … [… ? lines lost …] [v] † ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲓ ⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] I, brother Mena, the monk of the monastery (topos) of the holy Apa Apollo, write to brother George, the monk of the same monastery: Since I asked you, you gave me 6 gold solidi, which I am putting to use as capital (aphorme). I swear to you by God Almighty and the salvation of our lords the kings who rule over us that I will not be able to transgress against you regarding the force of this security; I agree to this security as it is written. […] † […] […] [verso] [†] Give it to my beloved father, the honoured […], from Mena his son.

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