Fragment of a contract, probably a sale or cession of property including a courtyard and 4 arouras of land, with a price paid through the bank of Sarapion. A woman acts with a guardian, and a scribe signs for illiterate parties. From the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome, 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
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[…] 550 drachmas […]
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[…] and courtyard in the quarter […]
[…] 4 arouras […]
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[…]hundred through the bank of Sarapion […]
[…] I wrote also on behalf of them, being illiterate […]
[…] of Sarapion son of Sosikosmios also called […]
Much of the formulaic wording is restored by the editor; the woman's name may begin Aphrodi-. Sosikosmios is a demotic designation of Alexandrian citizens.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.