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A declaration of surety in which Petesouchos son of Petesouchos guarantees to the centurion Anchoriphis that he will produce the woman Taphamounis of the same village whenever required, or else pay 8 1/2 artabas of good wheat. Written at Sendrypaei in the Arsinoite nome in 20 BC, under Augustus.
"Dromos measure" is a standard measure for grain whose exact nature is uncertain. The village name is spelled two ways in the text (Sendrypaei and Senthryphaei).
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Declaration of Surety). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
A declaration in which Petesuchos gives surety to the centurion for the appearance of the woman Taphamounis against whom procedings were pending. If Petesuchos does not produce her at a date fixed by the centurion he will be bound to pay eight and a half artabae of good wheat - …
Πετεσοῦχος Πετεσούχου Ἀνχωρίφι ἑκατοντάρχῃ Σενδρυπαείτῃ ὁμολογῶ ἐγγυᾶσθαι Ταφαμοῦνιν τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης καὶ παραστήσω αὐτὴν ὁπηνίκʼ ἄν αἱρῇ ἢ πυροῦ δρόμου ἀρτάβας ὀκτὼ ἥμισυ μέτρῳ τῷ τῆς κώμης τὸν δὲ πυρὸν νέον καθαρὸν ἄδολον καὶ μετρήσω ἐν κώμῃ Σενθρυφάει. ἐμοῦ δὲ μετρήσαντ…
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