Marriage contract between Aurelius and Salome TM 26882MurabaatII

Fragments of a Greek marriage contract between Aurelius and Salome, found at Wadi Murabbaat in the Judaean Desert and dated to the 2nd century AD. The surviving clauses provide for the inheritance of the dowry by their sons if Salome dies first, and for her maintenance from Aurelius' property during widowhood if he dies first, with a sum of 2,000 denarii mentioned.

In English machine translation

The names Salome and Aurelius in the first inheritance clause are restored from the parallel clause that follows. The widow's maintenance clause reflects Jewish marriage contract (ketubba) provisions expressed in Greek.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Ehevertrag). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.