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Contract with a flute-player to accompany grape-treaders at the vintage TM 17717Hermopolis20. Dez. 321

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A contract in which Aurelius Ps[…]is, an illiterate flute-player from Hermopolis, undertakes to the landowner and councillor Aurelius Adelphios to accompany the grape-treaders with music throughout the coming vintage at one of his village vineyards, in return for the customary fees. It was drawn up at Hermopolis on 20 December 321.

In English machine translation

[recto] In the consulship of our masters Licinius Augustus for the 6th time and Licinius the most noble Caesar for the 2nd time. To Aurelius Adelphios, gymnasiarch, councillor of Hermopolis, Aurelius Ps[…]is, son of Kollouthos, his mother being Melitine, flute-player from Hermopolis, greetings. I acknowledge that I have agreed and consented with you, the landowner, that I will go to the village of […]ris for the vintage of the vineyard estates [there] together with the treaders assigned, and will serve the treaders and the others blamelessly in the flute-playing, and will not leave the treaders until the end of the vintage itself of the coming auspicious tenth indiction; and for the flute-playing and the entertainment I shall receive the established amounts from those responsible. The agreement, which I have issued in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. In the aforesaid consulship, Choiak 24. I, Aurelius Ps[…]is, will fulfil what is written as stated above. I, Aurelius Pinoution, assistant of Aniketos, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. [verso] […] agreement (?) […] […]

Music was played during wine-pressing to keep the treaders' rhythm; the village name is illegible. The flute-player's own name is only partly preserved.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Vertrag mit einem Musikanten). 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 · 20. Dez. 321 · Hermopolis

[r] ὑπατείας τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Λικινίου Σεβαστοῦ τὸ ϛ καὶ Λικινίου τοῦ ἐπιφανεστάτου Καίσαρος τὸ β. Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀδελφίῳ γυμνασιάρχῳ βουλευτῇ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως Αὐρήλιος Ψ[…]υ[…]ις Κολλούθου μητρὸς Μελιτίνης αὐλητὴς ἀπὸ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ συντεθεῖσθαι καὶ συμπεπεῖσθαι πρὸς σὲ τὸν…