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Advance sale of 360 measures of wine by a priest from Eunouchou TM 23575Oxyrhynchites570 - 571

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A contract for the advance sale of wine: Aurelius Agenis, a priest from the hamlet of Eunouchou in the Justinopolite (Oxyrhynchite) nome, acknowledges payment from a man of Justinopolis and promises to deliver 360 measures of wine at the coming vintage in Mesore, guaranteeing its quality until Tybi. It was written by Papnouthios for the illiterate seller around AD 570-571.

In English machine translation

[recto] To the most admirable Ioust[…]os of the New City of Justin, Aurelius Agenis son of Abaron, his mother being Thraesis(?), priest by religion, from the hamlet of Eunouchou in the Justinopolite nome. I acknowledge that I have received from you here and now the price agreed upon with me, in full, for 360 measures (sekomata) of wine of six sextarii each, total 360 measures of wine of six sextarii; which wine, at the vat, from unadulterated must, you supplying the empty jars, I will of necessity deliver to you at the vintage of the month Mesore of the present fourth indiction, from the wine production of the fifth indiction, God willing, without delay. And I guarantee the good quality and keeping of the wine until the whole month of Tybi, and if any parts or all of it should be found bad, I am to exchange these and supply you with first-quality wine. And I acknowledge that I give you this wine from the wine press called Tzera, and […] 4 knidia and 4 moustaria. And I am to carry out the transport of the empty jars of the wine without damage, without delay. This document, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Agenis son of Abaron, agree to this document as set out above. I, Papnouthios, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he is illiterate. † ☧ Executed through me, Papnouthios. [verso] […] of Agenis son of Arabon, from the hamlet of Eunouchou, 360 measures of wine of six sextarii.

Such sales with advance payment were effectively loans repaid in kind. The father's name appears as Abaron in the body but Arabon on the verso; knidia and moustaria are small extra jars or measures of wine given as a bonus.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Vendita di vino). 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 · 570 - 571 · Oxyrhynchites

[r] θαυμασιωτάτῳ Ἰουστ[…]ου τῆς νέας Ἰουστίνου πόλεως Αὐρήλιος Ἀγένις υἱὸς Ἀβάρωνος μητρὸς θραήσιος πρεσβύτερος τὴν θρησκείαν ἀπὸ ἐποικίου Εὐνούχου τοῦ Ἰουστινουπολείτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογῶ ἐσχηκέναι παρά σου ἐντεῦθεν τὴν συναρέσασάν μοι τιμὴν πλῆρες οἴνου ἐξαξεστιαίων σηκωμάτων τριακ…