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Renewal of marriage between Dionysia and Ammonios TM 18539Alexandria3. Apr. 13 v.Chr.

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A marriage agreement submitted to the official Protarchos in Alexandria by Dionysia and Ammonios, a couple who had separated and were now reuniting. It records her dowry worth 200 drachmas, sets out the mutual obligations of husband and wife, and mentions their daughter Ammonarion. Dated 3 April 13 BC.

In English machine translation

Sheet (?) To Protarchos from Dionysia daughter of Dionysios, citizen, with her guardian Eu...sion son of the same (?), and from Ammonios son of Dionysios, Alexandrian. Since, having lived together for […] years, we separated from one another, and now have come back to the same life together, we agree on the following terms: whereas Ammonios has received from Dionysia, by hand from the house, as dowry women's garments and a pair of gold earrings of two quarters (weight) and 4 silver bracelets each of a weight of 4 drachmas, and […] coined (?), all valued at 200 silver drachmas, from now on Ammonios himself shall supply Dionysia with all necessities and clothing as a wedded wife, in proportion to his means, and shall not ill-treat her nor throw her out nor insult her nor bring in another wife, or else he shall repay the dowry with half again as much, Dionysia having the right of execution against Ammonios himself and against all his property, as if by legal judgment; and Dionysia shall observe her duties towards her husband and their common life, shall not sleep away or be absent by day from the house without Ammonios' consent, nor ruin nor damage the common household, nor live with another man, or else, if she is judged to have done any of these things, she shall be deprived of the dowry, besides the transgressor being liable to the fixed penalty. And within 5 business days from whenever we give each other notice, we shall also draw up through the sacrificing priests the contract of cohabitation […] and the customary things, and (concerning) the female child born to us from each other, named Ammonarion, […] for the child as we may jointly decide at the time […] we request […] Year 17 of Caesar, Pharmouthi 8.

One of the Augustan-era Alexandrian synchoreseis addressed to Protarchos, head of the court; the couple also promise a formal contract to be made through the hierothytai (sacrificing priests). 'Year 17 of Caesar' refers to Augustus.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Erneuerung eines Ehevertrags, Alexandrien). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

bgu.4.1101

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 3. Apr. 13 v.Chr. · Alexandria

κόλλημα Πρωτάρχωι παρὰ Διονυσίας τῆς Διονυσίου ἀστῆς μετὰ κυρίου Ευ…σιονος τοῦ ὁμοίως καὶ παρὰ Ἀμμωνίου τοῦΔιονυσίου Ἀλεξανδρέως. ἐπεὶ συνόντες ἑαυτοῖς ἔτη[…] ἐχωρίσθημεν ἀπʼ ἀλλήλων, τὰ δὲ νῦν εἰς τὸν αὐτὸν κατηντηκέναι βίον συνχωροῦμεν ἐπὶ τοῖσδε ὥστʼ ἐπεὶ εἴληφεν ὁ Ἀμμώνιος πα…