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Surety oath for the appearance of a village recruit TM 22363Pesla (Hermopolites)9. Febr. 377

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Four men from the village of Pesla in the Hermopolite nome swear by the emperors Valens, Valentinian and Gratian to guarantee that Aurelius Papnouthis, a villager put forward for military recruitment on the village's behalf, will stay available until summoned by the governor Aelius Gessius. If he fails to appear, they will answer for him themselves. The document dates to February 377.

In English machine translation

[…] […] Abou[…] […]ros and […] […] a scar on the little finger of the left hand, [all] four from the village of Pesla in the Hermopolite nome. We acknowledge, swearing by the divine and heavenly fortune of our all-conquering masters Valens, Valentinian and Gratian, the eternal Augusti, that we have of our own free will and choice stood surety for Aurelius Papnouthis son of Panoupis, of the same village, who has been reported for the recruitment on behalf of the same village, on condition that he remains until he is summoned by the authority of our lord the most perfect prefect Aelius Gessius for the same recruitment. If he fails to appear and we do not produce him, we ourselves shall bear the responsibility on his behalf, or may we be liable to the divine oath and to the danger concerning it; and having been asked the formal question, we have agreed. After the aforesaid consulship, Mecheir 15. Aurelius Silvanus son of Kollouthos and Peues son of Paesis and […] […] […]

The recruit was supplied by the village as part of the late Roman levy of recruits (stratologia), for which villages were collectively responsible. The opening with the guarantors' names and descriptions is largely lost.

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 · 9. Febr. 377 · Pesla (Hermopolites)

[… ? lines lost …] […]ς Ἀβου[…] […]ι…[…]ρος καὶ …[…]…[…] […]οὐλὴ δακτύλῳ μικρῷ ἀριστερᾶς χειρὸς τῶν τεσσάρων ἀπὸ κώμης Πέσλα τοῦ Ἑρμοπολίτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογοῦμεν ὀμνύντες τὴν θείαν καὶ οὐράνιον τύχην τῶν πάντα νικώντων δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Οὐάλεντος καὶ Οὐαλεντινιανοῦ καὶ Γρατιανοῦ τῶν αἰ…