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Deed of surety by Aurelius Melas for Aurelia Theodora TM 15624Diospolis Parva

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A sworn deed of surety in which Aurelius Melas guarantees to a presiding official that Aurelia Theodora, daughter of Maximus, will stay in residence and appear whenever required. It is dated by the consulship of Philippus and Salia (AD 348), on Phaophi 10, and comes from Diospolis Parva.

In English machine translation

To […]on, prytanis (?) in office, president, […] Aurelius Melas […] […] greetings. I agree, swearing by the divine and heavenly fortune of our lords the eternal Augusti, that I stand surety for the continued residence and appearance of Aurelia Theodora, daughter of Maximus, [mother …], whom I will also produce whenever she is sought, without any objection. Otherwise, may I be liable to the divine oath and to the danger attached to it. This handwritten bond, written in a single copy, is valid […]; I have issued it to you for security, and having been asked the formal question, I agreed. In the consulship of Flavius Philippus, the most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium, and Flavius Salia, the most illustrious master of cavalry, Phaophi 10. […]

The addressee's title, 'president in office', is partly lost, and the name and office are restored only in part. The consular date of Philippus and Salia corresponds to AD 348.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Deed 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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Diospolis Parva

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