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Loan of 64 silver drachmas at interest from Theognostos to Kopreas TM 22723Hermopolis1. Nov. 225

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A loan agreement in which Aurelius Kopreas of Hermopolis acknowledges receiving 64 silver drachmas at interest from Aurelius Theognostos, also called Moros, promising repayment in Mecheir of the same year. It was written on 1 November 225, with a subscription written by another man because Kopreas was illiterate.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Kopreas son of Eudaimon, his mother being Demetria, of Hermopolis, registered in the quarter of the City East, about 43 years old, with a scar by the right knee and on the right eyebrow of the eye, to Aurelius Theognostos also called Moros, son of Hermaios, from the same city, greeting. I acknowledge that I have received from you, from hand to hand out of your house, a loan at interest of one drachma (per mina monthly), of a capital of […] 64 silver drachmas, total 64 silver drachmas, which I will also repay to you in the month of Mecheir of the present year 5 of Aurelius Severus Alexander Caesar the lord, without delay, the right of execution being yours against me and against all my property, as if by a court judgment; and having been asked the formal question, I acknowledged it. Year 5 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, Hathyr 5. A[…] Apol[…] wrote the body. I, Aurelius Kopreas son of Eudaimon, have received and will repay as stated above. I, Aurelius […]mon, wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters.

"Drachmiaion" interest means one drachma per mina per month, i.e. 12% a year. The word qualifying the capital is lost.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1. Nov. 225 · Hermopolis

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