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Fragment of a surety document from Oxyrhynchus in which a guarantor undertakes responsibility for several men whenever they are sought, and names Sarapodoros son of Ariston as his own surety. A subscription by Amois confirms he stands surety for Harpaesis, Demas and Petes[...]. It is dated 9 July 193 under the usurper Pescennius Niger.
The dating by Pescennius Niger, who claimed the throne in 193, shows his recognition in Egypt that summer. The surety's undertaking concerns producing the men and answering for them when they are required.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.
[… ? lines lost …] […]…[…] […]ὁπόταν ἐπιζητηθῶσιν αὐτὸνὑφέξειν τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν λόγον. παρέσχον δὲ καὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἐνγυητὴν Σαραπόδωρον Ἀρίστωνος τοῦ Διοσκόρου μητρὸς Σαραπιάδος ἀπʼ Ὀξυρύγχων πόλεως παρόντα καὶ εὐδοκοῦντα. ἔτους α Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Γαίου Πεσκεννίου Νίγερος Ἰούστου …
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