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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

ἔτους ια Καίσαρος Ἐσέρσυθις Πασίωνος Περσίνη μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ ἐμαυτῆς υἱοῦ Ἁρθώτου τοῦ Μαρρήους καὶ αὐτὸς Ἁρθώτης Πέρσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς ὁμολογοῦμεν ἀμφότεροιἀμφώτεροι ἔχειν παρὰ Σωτηρίχου τοῦ Διονυσίου παραχρῆμαπαραχμῆμα ἀργυρίου ἐπισήμου δραχμὰς τεσσάρακοντα ὀκτὼ καὶ ἀντὶ τῶν τούτων τόκων καὶ δεόν των καὶ ἱματισμοῦἱματεισμοῦ παρέξεσθαι τὸν Μαρρήους καὶ Ἐσερσύ θεως ἕτερον υἱὸν Μαρσίσουχονπαρσισουχον τὸν τοῦ Ἁρθώτου ἀδελ φὸν παραμένοντα τῶι Σωτηρίχωι καὶ τοῖς παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐφ’ ἔτη τέσσαρα ἀπὸ μηνὸς τοῦ -δεκά του ἔτους Καίσαρος διατρίβονταδιαδρίβοντα καὶ ποιοῦντα τὰ ἐπιτασσόμεναἐπι τασσώμενα πάντα τ κατὰ τὴν κώμην καὶ συνακολουθοῦντα τῶι Σωτηρίχωι καὶ οὐ γινόμενονγινώμενον ἀπόκοιτον οὐδ’ ἀφήμερον ἀπὸ τῆς τοῦ Σωτηρίχου οἰκίας ἄνευ τῆς τοῦ Σωτηρίχου γνώμης καὶ μετὰ τὸν χρόνον ἀποδώσομεν οἱ ὁμολογοῦντες τὰς τοῦ ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς τεσσάρακοντα ὀκτὼ καὶ ἑκάστης ἡμέρας ἧς ἐὰν ἀτακτήσῃ κι ἐκτίσο μεν ἀργυρίου δραχμὴν μίαν ἀλλή λων ἔνγυοι εἰς ἔκτισινἔκτισειν ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν Τε ἀξιωθείςἀξειωθεὶς ὑπ’ αὐτῶν διὰ τὸ φάσκειν αὐτοὺς μὴ εἰδέ ναι γράμματα.

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EN scholarly · W.G. Claytor – N. Litinas – E. Nabney, BASP 53 (2016) 95-96
Body contract: [missing] Registration docket Year 11 of Caesar […] Subscription I, Esersythis, daughter of Pasion, [Persian, with my] son Harthotes, son of Marres, [as legal guardian, and I myself, Harthotes, Persian of the] epigone, we both acknowledge [that we have received] forthwith [from Soterichos] son of Dionysios forty-eight [drachmas] of [minted] silver and that, [in lieu of interest and in consideration of] necessities and clothing, we shall hand over the other son [of Marres and Esersythis,] Marsisouchos, the brother [of Harthotes,] to remain with Soterichos [and his representatives] for four years from the month of [… of the …] year of Caesar, staying [and doing] everything ordered [… throughout the] village and accompanying [Soterichos and not] being absent by night [or day from] Soterichos’ house without [Soterichos’ consent.] After the period (of the contract), we, [the acknowledging parties,] will pay back [the] forty-[eight] drachmas of silver [and for each day] on which he does not perform his duty […] we will pay one drachma of silver […] we being mutual sureties for full repayment […]. Te-, son of NN, has written on their behalf since [they say that they do not] know letters.

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