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Divorce agreement between Akousarion and Papontos TM 12391Tebtynis (Arsinoites)41 - 54 (?)

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A divorce agreement from Tebtynis in the reign of Claudius, in which Akousarion, acting with her father Patynis as guardian, and her former husband Papontos dissolve their marriage. Akousarion acknowledges receiving back her dowry of 200 drachmas and the goods brought into the marriage, and both are free to remarry and manage their own affairs.

In English machine translation

Year […] of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Imperator […] […] Akousarion daughter of Patynis, aged about 30, […] with her guardian, her father Patynis […], aged about 60, without distinguishing mark, and her former husband Papontos […] aged about 30, […] a scar on a finger […], acknowledge to each other: that Akousarion has received from Papontos […] the items brought to Papontos at the marriage, and the dowry which she brought, 200 drachmas, according to the contract of marriage agreement executed through the same record office in the […] year of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Imperator, in the month Neos Sebastos; and that Akousarion and Papontos have dissolved their life together, and each of them may manage their own affairs as they wish, and Akousarion may marry whatever man she wishes, being free from any claim by Papontos and those acting for him in any way. Concerning what during the time of their life together Patynis […] in the name of Akousarion, […] to him by Papontos, apart from the 200 drachmas of the dowry; and if not […] the right of execution against Papontos whenever she chooses […] […] Akousarion […] […] […] […] […] Registered through the record office at Tebtynis.

Much of the text, including the names Papontos and the dowry amount, is restored on the basis of standard divorce formulas. Neos Sebastos was an honorific month name corresponding to Hathyr.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Atto di divorzio). 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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p.mil.vogl.3.184

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 41 - 54 (?) · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

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