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Advance payment for barley from Titoueis to Ouenaphris TM 10539Karanis (Arsinoites)372 CE

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A loan agreement in which Aurelia Titoueis of Karanis acknowledges receiving 3,600 talents of silver from Aurelius Ouenaphris of Arsinoe as the advance price of 6 artabas of barley, to be delivered in Pauni of the following 2nd indiction. Since she was illiterate, Aurelius Petros signed for her.

In English machine translation

[recto] In the consulship of Domitius Modestus, the most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium, and Flavius Arintheus, the most illustrious count and master of the infantry forces, Choiak 21. Aurelia Titouis daughter of Hatres, her mother being Tapais, from the village of Karanis in the Arsinoite nome, to Aurelius Ouenaphris son of Sarapion, from the city of the Arsinoites, greeting. I acknowledge that I have received from you and been paid 3,600 talents of silver of the imperial coinage, being the price of 6 artabas of barley, (artabas) 6, which I will deliver to you in the month of Pauni of the fortunate 2nd indiction, without delay and without any dispute, the right of execution lying with you against me and against all my property of every kind, as you exact it; and having been asked the formal question, I acknowledged it. I, Aurelia Titoueis, the aforementioned, have received the 3,600 talents of silver, being the price of 6 artabas of barley, (artabas) 6, and I will deliver them at the appointed time as stated above. I, Aurelius Petros son of Nemesianos, wrote on her behalf since she does not know letters. [verso] Note of hand of Titoueis daughter of Hatres from Karanis, barley, 6 artabas.

This is a sale on delivery: money paid now for barley to be supplied after the harvest, functioning as a loan repaid in kind. The huge sum in talents reflects the severe inflation of the 4th-century currency.

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

Loan 372 AD

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · Col.inv. 181 (30) · 372 CE · Karanis (Arsinoites)

Loan of 3.600 talents of Augustan silver coinage to be repaid in kind; the borrower is Tetoueis and the lender Venaphrios

p.col.7.184

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 17. Dez. 372 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

[r] ὑπατείας Δομιτίου Μοδέστου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου ἐπάρχου τοῦ ἱεροῦ πραιτωρίου καὶ Φλαουίου Ἀρινθέου τοῦ λαμπροτάτου κόμητος καὶ μαγίστρου τῆς πεδικῆς δυνάμεως Χοίακ κα. Αὐρηλία Τιτούις Ἁτρῆ μητρὸς Ταπάιτος ἀπὸ κώμης Καρανίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ Αὐρηλίῳ Οὐενάφρι Σαραπίωνος ἀπὸ τῆς…