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Acknowledgment of a deposit of 40 drachmas from Stotoetis son of Horos TM 11829Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)41 - 54

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A handwritten acknowledgment in which a person whose name is lost confirms holding 40 silver drachmas on deposit from Stotoetis son of Horos, promising to repay on demand. It was written at Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum during the reign of Claudius.

In English machine translation

[…]s to Stotoetis son of Horos, greetings. I acknowledge that I have from you on deposit, in coined silver, from hand to hand out of the house, 40 drachmas, which I will also repay to you whenever you choose, without any delay or evasion. This handwritten document shall be valid wherever it is produced. Year […] of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, Pachon 1.

Such a 'deposit' (parathēkē) often disguised a loan, since deposits had to be repaid on demand and were strongly protected by law. The regnal year is lost, so only the reign of Claudius gives the date.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Kreditparatheke über 40 Drachmen). 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 · 41 - 54 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)

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