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Interest-free loan of 200 bronze drachmas from Kartisthenes to Ptolemaios TM 2672Oxyrhynchites215 - 214 v.Chr.

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A Greek loan contract from the Oxyrhynchite nome in which Kartisthenes, a military settler holding 30 arouras in the Herakleopolite nome, lends 200 bronze drachmas interest-free to Ptolemaios, to be repaid in the month Dios of year 8. If he defaults he owes the sum plus half and interest at 2 drachmas per mina monthly.

In English machine translation

[recto] [… lines lost …] […] Soteres and [the Theoi Adelphoi and the Theoi Euergetai and the Theoi] Philopatores, the kanephoros of Arsinoe [Philadelphos being Arsinoe daughter of] Sosibios, on the 18th of the month Loios, in the village […] of the Oxyrhynchite nome. Kartisthenes son of M[…], a thirty-aroura holder among those settled as kleruchs in the Herakleopolite nome not yet under a commander, has lent to Ptolemaios son of D[…], decurion (?) of the troop of Philon, 200 drachmas of bronze coin, in view of all, free of interest, the contract being sealed; and let Ptolemaios repay this loan to Kartisthenes in the month Dios of the 8th year in approved bronze. If he does not repay as written, let Ptolemaios pay to Kartisthenes this loan increased by half, and interest for the overdue time at the rate of 2 drachmas per mina each month, and let Kartisthenes have the right of execution and […] [… lines lost …] [verso] Of Ptolemaios to Kartisthenes, loan of 200 drachmas.

The 'eye-witnessed' (ophthalmophanes) coin means money counted out in the presence of witnesses. 'Not yet under a commander' refers to kleruchs not yet assigned to a military unit leader.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Darlehn). 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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bgu.6.1276

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 215 - 214 v.Chr. · Oxyrhynchites

[r] [… ? lines lost …] Σωτήρων καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν καὶ θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλοπατόρων κανήφορου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Ἀρσινόης τῆς Σωσιβίου μηνὸς Λωίου ὀκτωκαιδεκάτηι ἐν κώμηι[…] τοῦ Ὀξυρυγχίτου νομοῦ. ἐδάνεισεν Καρτισθένης Μ[…] τριακοντάρουρος τῶν κεκληρουχημένων ἐν τῶι Ἡρακλεοπ…