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The opening of a contract dated in the joint reign of Septimius Severus and Caracalla, in which a woman named Thatres makes an acknowledgement; the substance of the agreement is lost. It comes from the Herakleopolite nome and dates between AD 198 and 210.
Only the dating formula, with its reference to the eponymous priests of Alexandria, and the start of the contract survive. Sebastos was an honorific name for the month Thoth.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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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