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Oath of surety for Aurelius Ploutinos before the logistes TM 21059Oxyrhynchos5. Mai 342

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A sworn surety declaration addressed to Flavius Dionysarios, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, in which Aurelius Heras guarantees Aurelius Ploutinos, whose son Dionysios was sent to the court of the governor of Augustamnica. Heras undertakes to produce Ploutinos before the court or the overseer of the peace. Written at Oxyrhynchus on 5 May 342.

In English machine translation

In the consulship of our masters Constantius for the 3rd time and Constans for the 2nd time, the Augusti, Pachon 10. To Flavius Dionysarios, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Heras son of Agathos Daimon, his mother being Arille, from the same city. I acknowledge, swearing the august divine oath of our masters the Augusti, that I willingly and of my own choice stand surety for Aurelius Ploutinos son of Ploutinos, from the same city, at the doors of the public Hadrianeion, whose son Aurelius Dionysios was sent to the prefectural court of my lord the most perfect governor of Augustamnica, Flavius Julius Ausonius, for the […] so that an accusation may be made […] him […] him […] his […] in the same court, or failing that, to produce him before the overseer of the peace, and that I have stated nothing falsely; otherwise may I be liable to the divine oath and to the risk concerning this. I, Aurelius Heras, swore the divine oath, standing surety for Ploutinos as stated above. I, Aurelius Olympios, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters.

The logistes (curator civitatis) was the chief financial and administrative official of the city. The middle lines describing the accusation are badly damaged, so the exact charge 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 Bail for a Prisoner). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 5. Mai 342 · Oxyrhynchos

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