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Interest-free loan of bronze money to two Persians of Pathyris TM 124Pathyris28. Aug. 106 v.Chr.

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A notarial contract drawn up before the agoranomos at Krokodilopolis recording an interest-free loan of 5 talents 2,000 bronze drachmas from Erieneuphis son of Psemminis to two men of Pathyris, Eunoos and Patseous, repayable within thirty days. Late payment incurs a 50 percent penalty plus monthly interest, and the borrowers are mutually liable.

In English machine translation

Year 11, which is also year 8, Mesore 14, at Krokodilopolis, before Paniskos, agoranomos of the upper toparchy of the Pathyrite nome. Erieneuphis son of Psemminis, one of those who returned under the decree, has lent to Eunoos son of Patseous and Patseous son of Orseus, the two Persians of the descent, of those from Pathyris, 5 talents 2,000 drachmas of bronze money, without interest, for thirty days from Mesore of the aforesaid year. Let the borrowers repay this loan to Erieneuphis in the month of Thoth, on the 5th, of year 12, which is also year 9. If they do not repay within the fixed time as written above, let them pay forthwith on the following day the 5 talents 2,000 drachmas of bronze plus half again, and for the time overrun interest at 2 drachmas per mina for each month. The borrowers themselves are sureties for one another for the payment of everything under this loan, and Erieneuphis shall have the right of execution upon them, both upon one and upon whichever of them he chooses, and upon all their property, [as if by legal judgment.]

The double regnal year reflects the joint reign of Cleopatra III and Ptolemy X. 'Persians of the descent' is a legal status designation, and 'those who returned under the decree' probably refers to people returning under an amnesty.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Loan of Money). 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 · 28. Aug. 106 v.Chr. · Pathyris

ἔτους ια τοῦ καὶ η Μεσορὴ ιδ, ἐν Κροκοδίλων πόλει Πανίσκου ἀγορανόμου τῆς ἄνω τοπαρχίας τοῦ Παθυρίτου. ἐδάνεισεν Ἐριενοῦφις Ψεμμίνιος τῶν ἐπανηκόντων ἐκ τοῦ παραγγέλματος Εὐνόωι Πατσεοῦτος καὶ Πατσεοῦτι Ὀρσεοῦς τοῖς δυσὶ Πέρσαις τῆς ἐπιγονῆς τῶν ἐκ Παθύρεως, χαλκοῦ νομίσματος τάλ…