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Opening of a notarial agreement from the Herakleopolite nome, dated in the first year of the emperor Maximinus Thrax (AD 235/236). A woman, Aurelia Thaesis, aged about 39 and acting with her husband Aurelius Heraklianos as guardian, makes an acknowledgment to a party aged about 51; the substance of the contract is lost.
The dating formula with eponymous priests of Alexandria and Macedonian month names is typical of agoranomic contracts. Restorations of the emperor's name, the office and Heraklianos's status as veteran are editorial.
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.
ἔτους α Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Γαΐου Ἰουλίου Οὐήρου Μαξιμίνου Εὐσεβοῦς Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβαστοῦ ἐφʼ ἱερέων τῶν ὄντων ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείᾳ καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν γραφομένων κοινῶν μηνὸς Λωΐου Παῦνι […] διʼ ἐπιτηρητῶν ἀγορανομίας περὶ Τέκμει τοῦ ὑπὲρ Μέμφιν Ἡρακλεοπολίτου· ὁμολογεῖ Αὐρηλία Θαῆσις Παν…
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