An acknowledgement of debt in which Aurelius Apollos, a villager from Pekty in the Oxyrhynchite nome, confirms receiving an interest-free loan of 2 gold solidi and 4 carats from Aurelius Abraammios, a mill-baker of Oxyrhynchus, to be repaid in Pharmouthi. It dates to the reign of Maurice, AD 593-594.
In English machine translation
[recto]
[…]
(In the reign of) Maurice the New Tiberius, the eternal Augustus and Emperor, year 12, in the consulship of the same most pious our lord, year 11, indiction 12, […]
Aurelius Apollos son of Ioannes, mother Sibella, originating from the hamlet of Pekty of the Oxyrhynchite nome, to Aurelius Abraammios, mill-baker, son of Senouthios, from the city of the Oxyrhynchites, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you here and now for my pressing needs 2 gold solidi and 4 carats, reckoned on the private standard, total 2 gold solidi and 4 carats on the private standard, and I agree to provide these to you in the month of Pharmouthi of the present twelfth indiction, without interest and without delay. The document, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent.
† I, Aurelius Apollos son of Ioannes, the aforementioned, have made this document as stated above. I, Joseph, wrote on his behalf since he is illiterate.
☧ Executed through me, Joseph.
[verso]
Document of Aurelius Apollos son of Ioannes from the estate of Pekty: 2 gold solidi on the private standard and 4 carats on the private standard, reckoned.
The closing line is written in Greek words in Latin letters, a common notarial habit. The 'private standard' (idiotikon zygon) refers to a non-official weight standard for valuing the gold coins.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Schuldschein). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.