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Fragments of a marriage contract in which a man from Herakleopolis, staying in the village of Phainippou, acknowledges receiving from his wife, a woman from Neilopolis, a dowry valued at 300 silver drachmas. The surviving parts include the usual clauses on the husband's duties to support his wife and on what happens if he sends her away.
The dowry is given 'in valuation' (en syntimesei), meaning goods assessed at a cash value of 300 drachmas rather than coin paid over.
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.
[fragment 1] [… ? lines lost …] […]ις Ὥρου μητρὸς Θαήσιος[…] ἀφʼ Ἡρακλέους πόλεως καταγενόμενος ἐν κώμῃ Φαινίππου. ὁμολογῶ ἔχειν παρὰ γυναικὸς γαμετῆς Θεβω… Εὐδώρου μητρὸς Θαήσεως[…] ἀπὸ Νείλου πόλεως καταπαντήσασά μοι ἐπὶ τῆς κώμης φερνὴν ἐν συντιμήσει ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν τριακοσίω…
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