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Loan of 4 solidi secured by mortgage, with witness subscriptions TM 21226Antinoopolis (?)582 - 602

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The end of a loan contract secured by a mortgage, in which the donkey-driver Aurelius Psais son of Phoibammon guarantees repayment of 4 solidi with interest, pledging his property and swearing by the Trinity and the emperor Maurice. It is signed by Psais and three witnesses, two of them from Antinoopolis, and written by a notary.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] […] … […] claim and suit […] free and clear, unsold, not pledged for any other loan whatsoever, […] whether public or private debt or surety, in short, until the repayment of the debt together with the interest (paramythia) and the release of this my mortgage. If I should be in default concerning the release and repayment of the same 4 solidi and the interest, and you should be compelled to bring lawsuits against me and incur expenses, I am ready also to restore to you the expenses or losses that befall you for this reason, in court or out of court. I agree to your […] to restore to you, in addition to my also repaying the aforewritten debt and keeping you free from loss in every respect. And on these terms I have sworn by the holy and consubstantial Trinity and by the victory and permanence of our most pious master Flavius Tiberius Mauricius, the eternal Augustus and Emperor, not to transgress what is written herein, all my property, present and future, being pledged to you for this generally and specifically, as if by a court judgment. This deed is valid and binding, and having been asked the formal question I have agreed. † I, Aurelius Psais son of Phoibammon, donkey-driver, am satisfied with everything as stated above. I, Marinos son of Peiro…, notary, from Antinoopolis, witness the mortgage, having heard it from the mortgagor. ☧ † I, Kollouthos son of Paulos, from Antinoopolis, witness the mortgage, having heard it from the mortgagor. † I, Theodoros son of Georgios, notary, witness this mortgage, having heard it from the mortgagor. † Through me, Elias (?), written […] [Fragment 1] [… lines lost …] […] … […] [… lines lost …]

The term paramythia, literally 'consolation', is used here for the interest on the loan. The date rests on the oath by the emperor Maurice (reigned 582-602).

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Darlehen mit Hypothek). 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 · 582 - 602 · Antinoopolis (?)

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