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Contract of surety for the appearance of persons, given to Philotas TM 2894Alabastron Polis (?) (Kynopolites)261 - 260 v.Chr.

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A fragmentary contract of surety from the 25th year of Ptolemy II (261-260 BC), probably written at Alabastronpolis in the Kynopolite nome. It records that guarantors stood surety to Philotas son of Philotas for the appearance of certain men, including a scribe, undertaking to produce them within 5 days on demand or pay 500 drachmas.

In English machine translation

In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy and his son Ptolemy, year 25, in the priesthood of Ptolemy son of Aratokles, priest of Alexander and the Sibling Gods, when the basket-bearer of Arsinoe Philadelphos was Philotera daughter of A[…], in the month […], and the Egyptian month […], at Alabastronpolis. Philotas son of Philotas […] gave surety to […] […]atimes son of Tathortaios, scribe […] and […] […] son of Theodoros, private person […] at Alabastronpolis, to Philotas, outside a temple (?) […] whenever Philotas […] within the period wishes […] as has been written, within 5 days […] […] as has been written. If he does not produce him […] let him pay to Philotas 500 drachmas and […] [… lines lost …]

Much of the dating formula and the parties' names are restored from standard formulas. The phrase 'outside a temple' (exo hierou) excluded taking refuge in temple asylum.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Declaration of Surety). 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 · 261 - 260 v.Chr. · Alabastron Polis (?) (Kynopolites)

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