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Oath of a night-watchman with his father as guarantor TM 21536Oasis Parva19. Dez. 211 - 28. Aug. 212

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Sworn declaration to Apollonios, strategos of the Small Oasis, by Chairemon son of Inaroous, appointed by the village headman as a night-watchman, promising to serve faithfully. His father Inaroous stands as guarantor. Dated to year 20 of Caracalla.

In English machine translation

To Apollonios, strategos of the Oasis of the Heptanomia, from Chairemon son of Inaroous, his mother being Thaesis, of Palochis (?). Having been nominated by the komarch of Leuk[…] for the night-watch of the same town, I swear by the fortune of Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Caesar the lord that I will undertake the service soundly and faithfully so as to be blamed in nothing. And I have provided as guarantor for this Inaroous son of Inaroous, his mother being Herakleia, from the same town, who being himself present swears that he guarantees his own son Chairemon performing the night-watch, as aforesaid. Otherwise, I myself will bear the responsibility on his behalf, or may I be liable to the oath. Year 20 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Parthicus Maximus Britannicus Maximus Pius Augustus […] I, Chairemon the aforesaid, swear that I will undertake the service soundly and faithfully so as to be blamed in nothing […] […] […] […] […] […]

Night-watch (nyktophylakia) was a compulsory liturgy assigned to villagers. The place names Palochis and Leuk[…] are uncertain or abbreviated.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Declaration on Oath from a νυκτοφύλαξ). 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 · 19. Dez. 211 - 28. Aug. 212 · Oasis Parva

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