Fragmentary copy of a contract drawn up before the agoranomos (notary), in which Paous and others from the village of Peptaucha make an acknowledgement. Several Egyptian personal names survive, but the subject of the agreement is lost.
In English machine translation
Copy.
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before the agoranomos […]
Paous […] acknowledge […]
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The agoranomos was a public notary before whom contracts were registered. The village name Peptaucha is a restoration, and the date depends on taking 'year twelve' as Hadrian's reign.
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.