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Agreement concerning slaves and property in case of death TM 11865Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)41 - 54

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A fragmentary agreement drawn up at Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum under the emperor Claudius between two men, one of them Stotoetis son of Herieus, regulating what happens to slaves and other property on death, especially if a party dies childless. Both parties were illiterate and had others sign for them.

In English machine translation

[1] [Year …] of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, month of Pachon […], at Soknopaiou Nesos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome. Agreement […] about 45 years old, without distinguishing mark, with Stotoetis son of Herieus, about 26 years old, [scar …] remaining in force […] which they have made […] child to the […] in any manner whatsoever […] the slaves and if [he leaves anything in] any manner whatsoever on behalf of […]…urgia; but if he dies […] having been added […] to him … […] […] Subscriber to the agreement: Kephalas [son of Stotoetis, about …]ty-one years old, scar on the eyebrow […] and of the other, Satyros [… about …]ty-five years old, scar […] […] on the left. […] […] the children born (?) to me […] from any […] the slaves and [if I leave anything in] any manner whatsoever on behalf of which […] but if I die childless […] so that all my property [and the slaves] shall be left as stated above. Kephalas son of Stotoetis wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters. Stotoetis son of Herieus […] as stated above. Satyros wrote on his behalf […]

The beginning of each line is lost, so the exact terms are uncertain; the general sense of a mutual arrangement over slaves and property after death comes from the surviving formulas. Descriptions by age and scars were standard identification in contracts of this period.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Vereinbarung über Sklaven für den Todesfall). 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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