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Paramone contract: Tasarapion enters service with Achilleus alias Ischyrion for a loan TM 10010Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)12. Aug. 176

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A paramone contract from Ptolemais Euergetis in the Fayum, dated 12 August 176. Tasarapion acknowledges a loan of 200 drachmas from Achilleus also called Ischyrion, a former exegete, and agrees to live and work in his household from the start of the next year in return for food and clothing.

In English machine translation

Year 16 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Germanicus Sarmaticus Maximus, Mesore 19, in Ptolemais Euergetis of the Arsinoite nome. Tasarapion, daughter of Herakleides son of Zoilos, her mother being Aphrodisia, from the quarter of Moeris, about 30 years old, squint-eyed (?), acknowledges to Achilleus also called Ischyrion, former exegete, from the quarter of Phremei, about 63 years old, without distinguishing marks, that she, Tasarapion, has received forthwith from Achilleus also called Ischyrion a loan of 200 silver drachmas, on condition that she shall remain in the house of Achilleus also called Ischyrion, doing everything that is ordered, from Thoth 1 of the coming 17th year, receiving food and clothing […] [… lines lost …]

A paramone contract binds a debtor to remain with and serve the creditor, the labour usually standing in for interest on the loan. The descriptive term "parastrabos" probably refers to a slight squint.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contract of παραμονή). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 12. Aug. 176 · Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)

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