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Oath of surety for the appearance of Pasis, addressed to a centurion TM 11364Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)

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A sworn guarantee addressed to the centurion Krenoleios Quintillianus, in which Demetrios son of Satyros pledges to ensure that Pasis son of Apollonios stays in place and appears when required, or else to answer for his obligations himself. It was written at Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoe) in the Fayum in Pharmouthi of year 19 of Severus, Caracalla and Geta.

In English machine translation

To Krenoleios Quintillianus, centurion, from Demetrios son of Satyros, also called Syros, his mother being Diodora, from the quarter of the Bithynians of Other Places. I swear by the Fortune of Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Publius Septimius ⟦Geta⟧, Britannici Maximi, Pii, Augusti, that I willingly and of my own free choice stand surety for Pasis son of Apollonios, his mother being Isis, for his remaining and appearing, and I will produce him whenever he is sought. If I do not produce him, I myself will discharge the obligations sought from him, or may I be liable to the oath. Written under the supervision of Herakleides, sword-bearer. Demetrios, about 28 years old, a scar on the forehead. Year 19 of Lucius Septimius Severus Pertinax and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Publius Septimius Geta, Britannici Maximi, Pii, Augusti, Pharmouthi.

Geta's name was struck out in the oath formula, a trace of his damnatio memoriae after his murder in AD 211, though it survives in the dating clause. 'Remaining and appearing' renders the standard surety formula for keeping a person available to the authorities.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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 · Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)

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