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A sworn surety declaration from Hermopolis in which Aurelius Horos son of Ammonianos guarantees that Aurelius Herakles son of Pagenes will remain in place and appear when required in his post as quadrarius of the district, promising to answer for him if he fails. It is dated by the consulship of Septimius Akindynos and Populonius Proculus.
A quadrarius was a minor local official, probably connected with a quarter or district (meris); the exact duties are uncertain. The consuls named held office in AD 340.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Gestellungsbürgschaft für einen Quadrarius). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[… 5 lines lost …] […] ὁμολογῶ ὀμνὺς τὸν θεῖον καὶ σεβάσμιον ὅρκον τῶν πάντα νικώντων Αὐτοκρατόρων τε καὶ Καισάρων Αὐρήλιον Ἡρακλῆν Παγένου μονῆς καὶ ἐμφανείας εἰς κουαδράριον τῆς μερίδος καὶ τῶν ἄλλων. ἐὰν δὲ ἀφυστερήσῃ καὶ μὴ παραστήσω, ἐγὼ αὐτὸς τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ λόγον ὑποστήσομα…
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