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Fragmentary contract between Nepheros and Herakleios TM 25658Karanis (Arsinoites)Mitte I

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Fragments of a contract from Karanis in the Arsinoite nome, dated to the mid-1st century AD, between Nepheros and Herakleios. Surviving clauses include an acknowledgement, a guarantee against disputes, liability for double damages and expenses, and a penalty of 500 drachmas.

In English machine translation

[Fragment 1] […] Nepheros, nor […] and I to Herakleios […] for all time […] at Karanis ten, which I will also pay […] […] of the […] it seems good to them jointly […] of Sambathion, formerly […] […] and the acknowledging party himself […] […] of the one in charge of (?) Herakleios […] […] or anyone else acting in any other way […] […] everything in accordance with […] […] [Fragment 2] […] […] of all […] […] it is necessary for the one with him […] […] Nepheros acting in any other way […] […] to have received in accordance with […] […] Nepheros acknowledged […] […] of the contract, acknowledging […] […] if he brings a charge or disputes […] […] to proceed against […] […] to the […] […] to Herakleios […] […] the things stated, of these […] the damages and expenses double, and as a penalty […] […] 500 drachmas […] […] the contract remaining nonetheless valid […] […] of the capital sum of drachmas […] […] of Heron […] […]

The exact nature of the agreement is lost; only standard guarantee and penalty clauses are recognizable.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contract). 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 · Mitte I · Karanis (Arsinoites)

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