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[… 6 lines lost …] […]… κεφαλαίου διὰ χειρὸς […] […]… κατὰ τὸν μῆνα ἕκαστον[…] […] δημοσίαν βιβλιοθήκην[…] [… 3 lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 25519
Fragment of a loan contract TM 25519unbekanntI - IV
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A small fragment of a Greek papyrus, catalogued as a loan contract. Only phrases survive mentioning the capital sum paid directly, monthly payments (probably interest), and a public record office.
In English machine translation
[… 6 lines lost …]
[…] … of the capital, from hand to hand […]
[…] … each month […]
[…] the public archive (?) […]
[… 3 lines lost …]
The "public library" (demosia bibliotheke) refers to the public record office where contracts were registered, not a library of books. The identification as a loan rests on the mention of capital and monthly payments.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contrat de prêt). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.