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Darlehen über Weizen der Bischofskirche von Arsinoe via HGV-meta

Loan of wheat from the church of the holy Martyrs to a vinedresser. A loan of 3 artabas of wheat made by the church of the holy Martyrs at Arsinoe, through its priest and steward Sambas, to Aurelius Akoous, a vinedresser of the church from the village of Syron. He promises to repay it in Pauni from the next harvest; the document was written for him by Aurelius Kyros because he was illiterate. machine translation

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[r] † μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν τοῦ δεσποτοῦ ἡμῶν Φλαυίου Ἀναστασίου τοῦ αἰωνίου Aὐγούστου καὶ Φλαυίου Ῥούφου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου Φαμενὼθ α τῆς α ἰνδικτίονος ἐν Ἀρσινοιτῶν πόλει. Εἰρήνῃ τῇ καὶ Εὐλογίᾳ ἁγίᾳ καθολικῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ τῶν ἁγίων Μαρτύρων τῆς Ἀρσινοιτῶν πόλεως διὰ Σαμβᾶ τοῦ εὐλαβεστάτου πρεσβυτέρου καὶ οἰκονόμου Αὐρήλιος Ἀκωοῦς υἱὸς Ἐσοῦρ ἀμπελουργὸς τῆς ἁγίας καθολικῆς ἐκκλησίας ἀπὸ κώμης Σύρων τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ ἐσχηκέναι με παρὰ σοῦ καὶ μεμετρῆσθαι ἐν γένει σίτου κεφαλαίου ἀρτάβας τρεῖς, σίτου ἀρτάβας γ, ἅσπερ σοι ἀποδώσω μηνὶ Παυνι μέτρῳ τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας ἐν ᾧ καὶ εἴληφον ἐπὶ τῆς πόλεως ἀπὸ καρπῶν τῆς εὐτυχοῦς δευτέρας ἰνδικτίωνος ἀνυπερθέτως ἐξ ὑπαρχόντων μου πάντων καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος Ἀκωοῦς υἱὸς Ἐσοῦρ ἀμπελουργός ὁ προκείμενος ἔσχον σίτου κεφαλαίου ἀρτάβας τρεῖς καὶ ἀποδώσω τῇ …[…] ὡς πρόκειται †. Αὐρήλιος Κῦρος Ἰωάννου ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ παρόντος ἀγραμμάτου ὄντος. or † di emu Agathoclha δι᾿ ἐμοῦ Ἀγαθοκλῆα [v] χειρόγραφον Ἀκωοῦ υἱοῦ Ἐσοῦρ ἀμπελουργοῦ σίτου ἀρταβῶν γ εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν ἐκκλησίαν Μαρτύρων διὰ Σαμβᾶ πρεσβυτέρου καὶ οἰκονόμου

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EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[recto] † After the consulship of our master Flavius Anastasius the eternal Augustus and Flavius Rufus the most illustrious, Phamenoth 1 of the 1st indiction, in the city of the Arsinoites. To Eirene also called Eulogia, the holy catholic church of the holy Martyrs of the city of the Arsinoites, through Sambas the most pious priest and steward, Aurelius Akoous son of Esour, vinedresser of the holy catholic church, from the village of Syron in the Arsinoite nome, greeting. I acknowledge that I have received from you and have had measured out in kind as principal 3 artabas of wheat, wheat 3 artabas, which I will repay to you in the month of Pauni by the measure of the holy church with which I also received them, in the city, from the produce of the fortunate second indiction, without delay, from all my possessions; and having been asked the formal question, I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Akoous son of Esour, vinedresser, the aforesaid, have received 3 artabas of wheat as principal and will repay them to the […] as aforesaid †. I, Aurelius Kyros son of Ioannes, wrote on his behalf, he being present and illiterate. † Through me, Agathokles (in Latin and Greek letters). [verso] Note of hand of Akoous son of Esour, vinedresser, for 3 artabas of wheat, to the holy church of the Martyrs, through Sambas, priest and steward.

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