p.oxy.4.795
[… 12 lines lost …] […]γαμετὴν φερνὴν προσφερομένην δακτύλιον χρυσοῦν τεταρτῶν[…] […]τευμένην κατὰ τοὺς τῆς χώρας νόμους[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 20453
Fragment of a marriage contract mentioning a dowry with a gold ring TM 20453Oxyrhynchos81 - 96
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A small fragment from Oxyrhynchus, dated to the reign of Domitian (AD 81-96), that mentions a wedded wife bringing a dowry that included a gold ring. It apparently belongs to a marriage contract drawn up according to the laws of the country.
In English machine translation
[… 12 lines lost …]
[…] (as his) wedded wife, bringing a dowry of a gold ring of […] quarters […]
[…] (?) according to the laws of the country […]
Only the last two lines survive. The phrase "laws of the country" probably refers to local, non-Greek legal custom, and "quarters" probably gives the ring's weight in quarter units.
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.