Deed of surety
This document is fragment of a deed of surety. Belongs to the archive of Dioscoros.
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Deed of surety for a man's residence and appearance TM 18456Aphrodites kome (Antaiopolites)AD 527-65
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Fragment of a deed of surety in which a guarantor undertakes that a man will stay in his village, will not seek anyone's patronage, and will be produced and handed over whenever officials require him. Written at Aphrodito in the reign of Justinian; it belongs to the archive of Dioscoros.
In English machine translation
[…] to remain in the same village and not to be under any protection (patronage) whatsoever, and whenever he is sought by your diligence, to produce him and I will hand him over to you outside holy precincts and divine imperial images and the holy church, without pretext of military or clerical or monastic status …
The standard clause excludes refuge in sanctuaries, at imperial images ("divine characters") or in churches, and claims of military, clerical or monastic status, which could otherwise shield a person from arrest. "Prostasia" refers to the protection of a powerful patron.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.3.67334
παραμεῖναι ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ κώμῃ καὶ μὴ εἶναι ἐφʼ οἵαν δήποτε προστασίαν, καὶ ὅποταν ζητούμενος παρὰ τῆς ὑμῶν ἐντρεχείας, τοῦτον παρενεγκεῖν καὶ παραδώσω ὑμῖν ἐκτὸς ἁγίων περιβόλων καὶ θείων χαρακτήρων καὶ ἁγίας κυριακῆς ἄνευ προσχήματος στρατιωτικοῦ ἢ κληρικοῦ ἢ μοναχικοῦ …