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Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

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[… ? lines lost …] ἔτους ια Καίσαρος […] Ἐσέρσυθις Πασίωνος Περσίνη μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ ἐμαυτῆς υἱοῦ Ἁρθώτου τοῦ Μαρρήους καὶ αὐτὸς Ἁρθώτης Πέρσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς ὁμολογοῦμεν ἀμφότεροι ἔχειν παρὰ Σωτηρίχου τοῦ Διονυσίου παραχρῆμα ἀργυρίου ἐπισήμου δραχμὰς τεσσάρακοντα ὀκτὼ καὶ ἀντὶ τῶν τούτων τόκων καὶ δεόντων καὶ ἱματισμοῦ παρέξεσθαι τὸν Μαρρήους καὶ Ἐσερσύθεως ἕτερον υἱὸν Μαρσίσουχον τὸν τοῦ Ἁρθώτου ἀδελφὸν παραμένοντα τῶι Σωτηρίχωι καὶ τοῖς παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐφ’ ἔτη τέσσαρα ἀπὸ μηνὸς […] τοῦ […]-δεκάτου ἔτους Καίσαρος διατρίβοντα καὶ ποιοῦντα τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα πάντα τ…[…] κατὰ τὴν κώμην καὶ συνακολουθοῦντα τῶι Σωτηρίχωι καὶ οὐ γινόμενον 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 κ…ι…[…] ἐκτίσομεν ἀργυρίου δραχμὴν μίαν […]ἀλλήλων ἔνγυοι εἰς ἔκτισιν …[…] ἔγραψεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν Τε[…] ἀξιωθείς ὑπ’ αὐτῶν διὰ τὸ φάσκειν αὐτοὺς μὴ εἰδέναι 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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