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A receipt in letter form in which Geminos son of Patron acknowledges that Harpokration son of Marepsemis has repaid 38 silver drachmas owed to him and his brother Paulinus under two public contracts. He declares those contracts void, promises that his brother will issue a formal receipt, and waives all further claims. It comes from Tebtynis in the Arsinoite nome, 2nd century AD.
A "public instrument" (demosios chrematismos) is a contract registered through the public record office, as opposed to a private agreement.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Restituzione di prestito). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Γέμινος Πάτρωνος Ἁρποχρατίωνι Μαρεψήμιος χαίρειν. ἀπέχω παρά σου ἃς ὤφειλές μοι καὶ τῶι ἀδελφῷ μου Παυλίνωι κατὰ δημοσίους χρηματισμοὺς δύο , ἃ καὶ συνχωρῶ ἄκυρα εἶναι, ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν τριάκοντα ὀκτώ · παρέξομαι δὲ καὶ ἀδελφόν μου Παυλεῖνον ἐκδιδόντα σοι ἀποχὴν διὰ δημοσίου χρημ…
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