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Acknowledgement of debt for the price of wine TM 22070Oxyrhynchos15. Febr. 420

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An acknowledgement of debt from Oxyrhynchus dated 15 February 420, in which Aurelius Phoibammon admits owing one gold solidus for wine bought from Flavius Isak, steward of the imperial household, through the wine-merchant Didymos. He promises repayment in the month of Pauni, and a scribe signs for him because he is illiterate.

In English machine translation

[recto] † After the consulship of Flavius Monaxius and Flavius Plinta, the most illustrious, Mecheir 20. To Flavius Isak, former praepositus, landowner in the splendid and most splendid city of the Oxyrhynchites, steward of the most divine household, through Didymos, wine-merchant, Aurelius Phoibammon son of Ammonios, from the same city, greetings. I acknowledge that I owe you and am indebted to you, for the price of wine which I have bought from you and carried away according to the agreements between us, one single imperial gold solidus of full weight and approved, total 1 solidus, which, being free from all risk, I will necessarily repay to you in the month of Pauni of the present year 96/65, at the beginning of the fourth indiction, without delay, the right of execution being yours against me and against all my possessions. This bond, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Phoibammon son of Ammonios, the aforesaid, have and owe, from the price of wine, the one gold solidus, and I will repay it at the appointed time as stated above. I, Aurelius Ammonios son of Mauros, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. † Through me, Nikias (?) † [verso] Bond of Phoibammon son of Ammonios, assistant (?), son of Ammon, for 1 solidus.

The years 96 and 65 are the Oxyrhynchite era years; the 'most divine household' (theiotate oikia) refers to an imperial estate. The notary's subscription is written in garbled Greek-Latin script and its reading is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Acknowledgement of Debt). 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 · 15. Febr. 420 · Oxyrhynchos

[r] † μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν Φλαουίων Μοναξίου καὶ Πλίντα τῶν λαμπροτάτων Μεχεὶρ κ. Φλαουίῳ Ἰσὰκ ἀπὸ πραιποσίτων γεουχοῦντι ἐν τῇ λαμπρᾷ καὶ λαμπροτάτῃ Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν πόλει ἐπιτρόπῳ τῆς θειοτάτης οἰκίας διὰ Διδύμου οἰνοπράτου Αὐρήλιος Φοιβάμμων Ἀμμωνίου ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολ…