Acknowledgement of debt in which Aurelius Sansnos of Apollonos Ano (Edfu) owes Theodoros son of Chairemon one gold solidus, paid on his behalf toward his taxes. He promises repayment in wine from the next vintage and in Mesore, with interest in wine, and pledges his cow as security; dated spring AD 619.
In English machine translation
† In the name of the holy and life-giving and consubstantial Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit. Pharmouthi, indiction 7 †
Aurelius Sansnos son of Apa Dios, originating from Apollonos Ano, † to Theodoros, servant(?), son of Chairemon, from the same city, greetings. I acknowledge by this my present written security that I have and owe you, clearly and unconditionally, one gold solidus on the standard of Apollonos, which you paid on my behalf toward my pious taxes of the present seventh indiction, total 1 gold solidus only, which with God's help I am ready to repay you as follows: half a solidus in wine at the time of the vintage of the coming eighth indiction, from wine, 58 kolobon-jars by the eight-sextarius measure, free of light measure; and the other half of the gold solidus, to complete the one solidus, in the month of Mesore of the same eighth indiction, with the interest, that is 5 kolobon-jars of wine; and to exchange whatever, as is likely, may be found from that wine to be sour or unmade, until the month of Tybi of the same (indiction). And I have mortgaged to you the cow belonging to me, so that after this it shall be under your authority until the repayment and completion of the same debt. And for your security I have made this security, valid and guaranteed, with the subscription of the one subscribing for me, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent.
† I, Aurelius Sansnos son of Apa Dios, mother Tabene, the aforementioned, have made the present security, and all that is written in it is satisfactory to me as stated above. †
† I, Petronios son of Kollouthos, having been asked, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters. [†] I, Flavius Kyros son of Pachoumios, witness the security, having been asked by the party who made it. † I, Flavius Sabinos son of Arsylios, collector, witness.
† Written by me, Kyrillos son of Sabinos.
[verso]
† Security [of Aurelius Sansnos from Apollonos Ano] for 1 solidus
Repayment is a sale-on-delivery arrangement: money advanced now, wine delivered later. The word 'paidi' before Theodoros may mean servant or young man; its sense here is unclear.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Protocole byzantin). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.