Oath of surety to produce a woman before the prefect's office TM 15252Oxyrhynchos23. März 319

Fragment of a sworn undertaking from Oxyrhynchus in which a man takes custody of a woman and promises to guard her night and day until he produces her before the office of the prefect Valerius Ziper. It is dated 23 March 319 and ends with the guarantor's subscription.

In English machine translation

This is the first column of a set of similar undertakings on oath. The 'divine oath' was sworn by the emperors, and the prefect's name is largely restored.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Undertakings on Oath). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.