Deed of divorce between Aurelius Herakles and Aurelia Maria TM 16561Oxyrhynchos26. Jan. 304

In the consulship of our lords the Emperors Diocletian for the 9th time and Maximian for the 8th time, Augusti. Aurelius Herakles son of Serapion, his mother being O...dinas, from the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, and my former wife, now divorced, Aurelia Maria daughter of Herakleides, her mother being Tauonis, from the same city, greetings. We acknowledge that we have separated from our common life with one another, and that each of us has received all his own property in full, and that I make no claim against you, nor will make any claim, nor will proceed against you, nor concerning the same marriage regarding any written or unwritten matter or debt or [...] from former times up to the present day; there being no children [...] from one another, [...] each of us has the right to join in marriage with whomever we choose, without liability and without reproach. This deed of divorce, written in two copies so that each party may have one, is valid, and having been asked the formal question we gave our assent. Year 20 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian Augusti and year 12 of our lords Constantius and Maximian the most illustrious Caesars, Tybi 30. I, Aurelius Herakles, have separated from my common life with you and have received all that is ours as stated above, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent.