Loan of money from Aurelia Sarapias to Aurelius Kopres of Karanis TM 10425Kom Aushim (Karanis)June 20th, 282 A.D.

In the seventh year of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Gothicus Maximus Persicus Maximus Germanicus Maximus Pius Felix Augustus, month Loios, Pauni 26, at Ptolemais Euergetis of the Arsinoite nome. Aurelius Kopres, son of Ptolemaios, his mother being Taesis, from the village of Karanis, aged about 30, with a dark mole on the right cheek, acknowledges to Aurelia Sarapias, daughter of Kopres, her mother being Heraklous, from the quarter of Moeris, acting without a guardian by the right of children, that he, the acknowledging party, has received from her from hand to hand 7,260 drachmas of silver, that is 1 talent and 1,260 drachmas, as a loan for three months from this present month, at interest of one drachma per mina each month, which sums he shall of necessity repay in the month of Mesore of the current year, together with the drachma-rate interest accruing on them, without delay; and upon demand she shall have the right of execution against the acknowledging party and against all his property. And D[…] wrote on his behalf, since he says he does not know letters. And having been asked the formal question, he acknowledged. (2nd hand) I, Aurelius Kopres son of Ptolemaios, have received the 1 talent of silver and the 1,260 drachmas and I will repay as stated above at the appointed term […] […]