A loan contract in which Aurelius Loukios of Terythis acknowledges receiving 2 gold solidi from the monk Aurelius Pasalymios of the same village. One solidus is to be repaid in flax tow at the price current at the flax-beating season and the other in cash at the new moon feast, with interest in silver if late. Written in the Kynopolite nome in July 423.
In English machine translation
[recto]
After the consulship of our masters Honorius for the 13th time and Theodosius for the 10th time, the eternal Augusti, Epeiph 30, at the beginning of the seventh indiction. Aurelius Loukios son of Hermes, his mother being Aronas, from the village of Terythis in the Upper Kynopolite nome, to Aurelius Pasalymios son of Papnouthios, monk, from the same village, greetings. I acknowledge that I owe you and have received from you for my own personal and pressing need two solidi of gold, approved, imperial, of full weight, total 2 gold solidi, on condition that from these I shall give you in tow, at the current price of the coming season of the flax-beating of the eighth indiction, the one […], and the other one gold solidus I shall give you at the feast of the new moon of the same eighth indiction. If the stated term passes and I do not repay you, I shall supply you with interest for each solidus for each year of 480 myriads of silver until repayment of the stated principal, without any dispute or delay, the right of execution belonging to you against me and against all my property of every kind, as if by a court judgment. The contract, written in a single copy, is valid and guaranteed, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Loukios son of Hermes, the aforesaid, have received and owe the two gold solidi and will repay as stated above. I, Aurelius Flavianus son of Elias, from the village of Thmoinpella, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters.
[verso]
Note of hand of Loukios son of Hermes: 2 gold solidi.
The arrangement combines a cash loan with an advance purchase of tow (a delivery sale). Interest of 480 myriads of silver denarii per solidus reflects the heavily inflated late Roman silver currency.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Darlehensvertrag und Lieferungskauf). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.