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A divorce agreement from Oxyrhynchus in which Aurelius Thonis, also called Dioskourides, and his wife Aurelia Serenilla, daughter of a former gymnasiarch, declare that their marriage is dissolved. Each renounces all claims against the other, each is free to remarry, and each has recovered his or her property in full. It dates to the late 3rd or 4th century AD.
The end of the document is lost, including any date and signatures. The Greek word for marriage here, symbiosis, literally means 'living together'.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Deed of Divorce). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Αὐρήλιος Θῶνις ὁ καὶ Διοσκουρίδης καὶ ἡ γυνὴ Αὐρηλία Σερηνίλλα θυγατὴρ Συρίωνος τοῦ καὶ Εὐστοχίου γενομένου γυμνασιάρχου τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολογοῦμεν ἀπεζεῦχθαι τῆς πρὸς ἀλλήλους συμβιώσεως καὶ μηδὲν ἀλλήλοις ἐνκαλεῖν μηδὲ ἐνκαλέσειν μηδὲ ἐ…
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