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Oath of surety for the appearance of a recruit substitute TM 22364Diokletianopolis (Koptites, Ägypten)375 - 379

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A sworn guarantee addressed to Flavius Isidoros, a beneficiarius on the Thebaid governor's staff responsible for collecting recruits from Konstantine and Diokletianopolis. Aurelius P[…] son of Pachymios undertakes to bring Aurelius Pachymis son of Hierax, named as curator or substitute of Apollonios son of Heron, to the office and hand him over to Theon, or to take his place himself if he fails to appear. It dates to AD 375-379.

In English machine translation

[recto] To Flavius Isidoros, beneficiarius of the staff of the governor of the Thebaid, collector of recruits of the city of Konstantine and Diokletianopolis, from Aurelius P[…]…es son of Pachymios, from Diokletianopolis. I acknowledge, swearing the divine and venerable oath of our masters Valens and Valentinian and Gratian, the eternal Augusti, that I stand surety for and have undertaken responsibility for Aurelius Pachymis son of Hierax, who has been named curator or substitute of Apollonios son of Heron, on condition that I bring him to the office and hand him over to Theon, the curator there. If he should be absent, I myself will fill the place on his behalf, or may I be liable to the divine oath and to the […] […] [… ? lines lost …] [verso] Surety of […]

The epimeletes (curator) here appears to be the person responsible for delivering recruits, with Pachymis acting as substitute for Apollonios. The oath by Valens, Valentinian and Gratian fixes the date to their joint reign.

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 · 375 - 379 · Diokletianopolis (Koptites, Ägypten)

[r] Φλαυίῳ Ἰσιδώρῳ βενεφικιαρίῳ τάξεως ἡγεμονίας Θηβαίδος ἀπαιτητῇ τιρώνων Κωνσταντίνης καὶ Διοκλητιανοῦ πόλεως παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Π[…]…ους Παχύμιος ἀπὸ Διοκλητιανοῦ πόλεως. ὁμολογῶ ὀμνὺς τὸν θεῖον καὶ σεβάσμιον ὅρκον τῶν δεσποτῶν ἡμῶν Οὐάλεντος καὶ Οὐαλεντινιανοῦ καὶ Γρατιανοῦ τῶν αἰ…