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Register of bank documents and loans with the banker Aurelius Zoilos TM 17772Panopolis217 - 218

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Fragmentary register of copies of documents addressed to the banker Aurelius Zoilos at Panopolis, including payments through the bank and loan acknowledgements, such as Aurelius Pambekis son of Gorses borrowing 2,280 silver drachmas at one drachma per mina per month. It dates to the reign of Macrinus, AD 217-218.

In English machine translation

[column 1] […] […] […] of the […] […] sot(?) […] […] Augustus, Thoth […] […] sias […] […] greetings. There has been paid […] […] Mecheir […] […] through Aurelius […] […] as aforesaid. Herm[…] […] Aurelius Besodoros(?) […] […] also called Kysios […] Aurelii […] Pachoumis […] according to a bank order […] one hundred and twenty […] only for […] […], total 940 silver drachmas. […] of Marcus ⟦Opellius⟧ Severus […] of Aurelius […] […] silver drachmas […] [column 2] [… 3 lines lost …] […] to me cloaks and […] […] for the time that […] […] these very goods […] […] of Imperator Caesar Marcus […] […] daughter of Th[…] […] to Aurelius Zoilos, banker, greetings. […] […] of Pachoumis and Tsansnos […] […] silver drachmas […] […] in the past year 1 […] […] I wrote on their behalf […] […] Severus ⟦Macrinus⟧ Pius Felix Augustus […] Aurelius Pambekis son of Gorses […] […] he himself dictated everything. I acknowledge […] […] son of Gorses son of Petearoueris, mother Sen[…] […] to you. I have received for my own use from you […] silver drachmas two thousand two hundred and eighty, total 2,280 silver drachmas, with interest of one drachma per mina each month […] […] I may acquire in any manner whatsoever. To me […] ⟦Year 2⟧ Year 1 of Imperator Caesar Marcus ⟦Opellius⟧ […] I, Aurelius Pambekis son of Gorses, the aforesaid […] have received and will repay as aforesaid. Aurelius […] the aforesaid money as aforesaid. Aurelius Pabeus son of Pabeus, son of Senkle[…] to Aurelius Zoilos, banker, greetings. I acknowledge that I have paid out […] of the same city, toward what I owe him. I have received […] total 1,320 silver drachmas, which I will repay to him in the present month […] […] eighty-eight(?), together with the artabas of barley which I owe him […] […]nneus son of Chembechis […] silver drachmas […] […] two hundred and five […]

The names Opellius and Macrinus have been struck out, reflecting the condemnation of the emperor Macrinus's memory after his fall in 218. Interest of one drachma per mina per month equals 12% a year, the standard rate.

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