A loan acknowledgement in which Dios son of Petearios and his wife, both 'Persians of the Epigone', acknowledge receiving from Philippos son of Aphrodisios 40 silver drachmas at interest and the price of 1 1/2 artabas of wheat, repayable in Pauni of the next year. It comes from the Arsinoite nome in the reign of Trajan (AD 98-117).
In English machine translation
[recto]
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[…] of Trajan Caesar [the lord, without any delay] and evasion; but if they do not [repay as written], let them forfeit immediately [with half as much again] and interest, Philippos having the right of execution upon the parties acknowledging and upon all their possessions, as if by a court judgment. […] valid […].
I, Dios son of Petearios […], Persian of the Epigone, and my wife Sar…ia daughter of Aphrodisios, Persian woman, with me as her guardian, each surety for the other for payment, acknowledge that we have received from Philippos son of Aphrodisios an interest-bearing loan of 40 drachmas of silver, and the price, paid in hand, of 1 1/2 artabas of wheat by the four-choinix dromos measure, and we will repay in the month of Pauni of the coming year, as stated above.
Heraklides son of Soterichos wrote for them because they do not know letters.
I, Philippos son of Aphrodisios: the agreement has been made with me as stated above.
[verso]
Agreement of Dios and his wife with Philippos for 40 drachmas and 1 1/2 artabas of wheat.
'Persian of the Epigone' is a legal status label used in loan contracts that limited the debtor's protections, not an ethnic description. The wheat sum appears to be an advance payment for grain to be delivered later in place of part of the repayment.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Darlehensschuldschein (mit der Abrede teilweiser Hingabe an Erfüllungsstatt)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.