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Deposit of 740 drachmas between soldiers, with later withdrawal receipt TM 12063Karanis (Arsinoites)26. Mai - 24. Juni 96

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A deposit contract in which the legionary soldier Gaius Julius Sabinus acknowledges holding 740 silver drachmas for his fellow soldier Lucius Julius Celer, repayable on demand, dated in Pauni of Domitian's 15th year (AD 96). A later note under Nerva records that another soldier, Gaius Julius Clemens of the 22nd Legion, withdrew 580 drachmas of the sum, apparently in connection with an inheritance.

In English machine translation

Gaius Julius Sabinus, soldier of the Third Legion Cyrenaica, century of Gaius Titius Maximus, to Lucius Julius Celer, soldier of the same legion, century of Minucius Nepos, greetings. I acknowledge that I hold from you on deposit 740 drachmas of silver coin, (drachmas) 740, which I will also repay to you whenever you choose, without any delay or evasion. [Let this handwritten document be valid] for everyone [who presents it and] wherever it is presented, [as if] registered in a public [archive]. Year fifteen [of Imperator] Caesar Do[mitian Augustus], month of Pauni […] Gaius Julius Clemens, soldier of the 22nd Legion, century of Sempronius Clemens: I have received out of the 740 drachmas written above, from hand to hand out of the house, 580 drachmas of silver, total 580 drachmas, and the remaining [160 silver drachmas] he himself […] heir […] […] and further also […] in […] cloaks and those whom […] [Year …] of Imperator Nerva [Caesar Augustus], [month …] 10

The withdrawal by a soldier of a different legion, mentioning an heir, suggests the depositor Celer had died and Clemens claimed as heir. The second part dates to Nerva's reign (AD 96-98).

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contract for Deposit and Withdrawal). 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 · 26. Mai - 24. Juni 96 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

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