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Surety for the appearance of tax collectors before the governor's office TM 22360Hypsele17. Aug. 372

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A sworn surety bond in which Aurelius Silvanus, exactor (chief tax official) of the Hypselite nome, guarantees to two officials of the Thebaid governor's office that three former tax collectors, represented by their fathers, will appear at the governor's office and stay until an order is carried out. It was written at Hypsele on 17 August 372.

In English machine translation

[recto] To Flavius Isidoros and Flavius Theodoros, from the […] office of the governorship of the Thebaid, Aurelius Silvanus, exactor of the Hypselite nome, greetings. I acknowledge, swearing the divine and venerable oath of our masters the triumphant, eternal Augusti, that I stand surety willingly and of my own free choice for the Aurelii Heraklianos son of Heraios, through Heraios his father, and Theodoros son of Ammonios, through Ammonios his father, former collectors (kephalaiotai) of the 12th indiction, and Aibutius son of Chairemon, through Chairemon his father, former collector of the 13th indiction, on condition that they present themselves at the governor's office and make their appearance and not depart until the order has been carried out; otherwise may I be liable to the divine oath. And having been asked the formal question, I acknowledged it. In the consulship of Domitius Modestus, most illustrious prefect of the sacred praetorium, and Arintheus, most illustrious general, Mesore 24. I, Aurelius Silvanus, the aforesaid, stand surety for the aforesaid men and will produce them as aforesaid. [verso] Surety (?) of the exactor Silvanus of the Hypselite nome for Heraklianos and Theodoros of the 12th indiction and Aibutius of the 13th indiction.

Kephalaiotai were liturgical collectors responsible for tax quotas in a given indiction year; the exactor was the chief fiscal official of the nome.

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 · 17. Aug. 372 · Hypsele

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