Fragment of a deed of surety
Addressed to the protocometes. There are similar deeds that were presented to the pagarch (67094) and to the riparios (67328). Belongs to the archive of Dioscoros.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 18455
Deed of surety for Victor, subdeacon, addressed to the protokometai of Aphrodite TM 18455Aphrodites kome (Antaiopolites)AD 552
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Opening of a deed of surety from Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, May 552. Several guarantors swear by God and the emperor Justinian to the village headmen Flavius Dioskoros and Apollos son of Isakios that they vouch for the continued residence and appearance on demand of Victor son of John, a subdeacon, and others.
In English machine translation
☧ In the reign of our most divine master Flavius Justinian, eternal Augustus and Emperor, year 26, in the 12th year after the consulship of Flavius Basilius, most glorious, […] Pachon […] 1[…] (?), at the beginning of the first indiction.
To Flavius Dioskoros, son of Apollos son of Dioskoros of blessed memory, and to Apollos son of Isakios, most esteemed protokometai of the village of Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, from the undersigned, who acknowledge what is set out below, each being bound by his own signature, greetings.
We acknowledge, willingly and of our own choice, swearing by God Almighty and by the victory and safety of our most victorious master Flavius Justinian, eternal Augustus and Emperor, that we stand surety and have undertaken toward your esteemed office (?) for the residence and appearance of Victor son of John, subdeacon, and
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Protokometai were the leading headmen of a village, responsible for order and taxes. The guarantee of 'residence and appearance' bound the sureties to ensure the person stayed in place and could be produced when required.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment d’un acte de cautionnement). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.masp.3.67332
☧ βασιλείας τοῦ θειοτάτου ἡμῶν δεσπότου ΦλαυίουἸουστινιανοῦ τοῦ αἰωνίου αὐγούστου καὶ αὐτοκράτορος. ἔτους εἰκοστοῦ ἕκτου, μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν Φλαυίου Βασιλείου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου ἔτους δωδεκάτου, […]Παχὼν[…]καὶ δεκάτῃ ἀρξαμένης πρώτης ἰνδικτίονος. Φλαυίῳ Διοσκόρῳ υἱῷ τοῦ τῆς μακαρίας …