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Repayment agreement for an eranos loan of 60 drachmas TM 18580Alexandria11 - 10 v.Chr.

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An agreement from Alexandria in which Apollonios son of Ptolemaios and a partner undertake to repay to Tryphon son of Ptolemaios, president of eranos associations, an interest-free eranos loan of 60 silver drachmas in twelve monthly instalments of 5 drachmas. Penalties of half again and interest apply on default, with joint liability of the borrowers. It dates to 11-10 BC, the 20th year of Augustus.

In English machine translation

Apollonios son of Ptolemaios and […] to Tryphon son of Ptolemaios, president of eranos-associations, greetings. The eranos-loan which we took up on the […] of the present 20th year of Caesar, […] the 60 drachmas of silver, we will repay in twelve months from […], paying 5 drachmas each month on the […] of the current month, allowing no day to lapse; or, on whatever day we let lapse, we will pay the amount then still owing plus one half, without your waiting for the allotted time, and for the overdue period interest at 2 drachmas (per mina per month), the right of execution being yours against us, who are mutually liable for payment, against each one of us and whichever of us you choose, and against all our property, as if by a court judgment, all guarantees which we may bring forward and every protection being invalid. Apollonios […] [… 2 lines lost …] Isi[…]

An eranos was a loan raised through a mutual-aid association, normally interest-free if repaid on time. Much of the text, including the year and payment terms, is restored from parallel Alexandrian contracts.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Abzahlung eines Eranos - Darlehens, 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.

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bgu.4.1136

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 11 - 10 v.Chr. · Alexandria

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