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Surety for the appearance of Aurelia Didyme at Alexandria TM 22354Panopolis (?)371

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A surety agreement in which Aurelius Sempronios, a former magistrate and councillor of Panopolis, guarantees to Flavius Isidoros, an official of the governor of the Thebaid, that Aurelia Didyme will accompany him to Alexandria to answer for liabilities of her father Aphthonios, an overseer of clothing levies. If she absconds, Sempronios will take her place. It dates to AD 371.

In English machine translation

[recto] In the consulship of our master Gratian, eternal Augustus, for the 2nd time, and of Flavius Probus, most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium. To Flavius Isidoros, officialis of the staff of the governor of the Thebaid, from Aurelius Sempronios son of Sempronios, former magistrate, councillor of the most illustrious city of Panos. I acknowledge that I have willingly and of my own free choice stood surety for Aurelia Didyme daughter of Aphthonios, from the most illustrious city of Panos, who has been proceeded against on behalf of her father Aphthonios, overseer of clothing of the thirteenth indiction, and has been ordered to go down with you to the most illustrious great city of Alexandria, on condition that she goes down to the same Alexandria and does not leave you until her case reaches its conclusion, whether at Alexandria or on the return journey. But if she deserts and I do not produce her, I myself will fill her place for you, or may I be liable to the divine and venerable oath and to the risk concerning this; and having been asked the formal question, I have agreed. I, Aurelius Sempronios son of Sempronios, the aforesaid, stand surety for the aforesaid Didyme and will produce her as stated above. [verso] Surety …

The 'city of Panos' is Panopolis (modern Akhmim). The epimeletes of clothing was a liturgical official responsible for collecting garments levied for the state.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Gestellungsbürgschaft). 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 · 371 · Panopolis (?)

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