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Sale of a horse between two cavalry soldiers TM 30619unbekannt2. Hälfte III

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A contract of sale in which Aurelius Amaeis, a cavalryman, sells a honey-coloured young male horse to a fellow cavalryman of the same ala, Aurelius Heron, for 1,300 silver drachmas. A legionary soldier, Aurelius Serenos, signs for the illiterate seller. It dates to the second half of the 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

Aurelius Amaeis, cavalry soldier of the ⟨ala⟩ A…arinorum, of the turma of Flavianus, to Aurelius Heron, cavalry soldier of the same ala, greetings. I have sold to you a male horse, with its first teeth (?), honey-coloured, for the price agreed between us of 1,300 drachmas of silver in full, paid from hand to hand, the guarantee being incumbent upon me against every claim from anyone who may proceed against or lay claim to it. The sale is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Amaeis, soldier, have sold the horse and received the price of 1,300 drachmas of silver in full, as stated above, and I have been asked the formal question. I, Aurelius Serenos, legionary soldier, wrote on his behalf because he is illiterate. Year 2 […]

The word protobolos probably describes a horse that has cut its first permanent teeth, i.e. a young animal. The name of the cavalry unit (ala) is only partly legible, and the provenance is inferred from the archive of Aurelius Isidoros at Karanis rather than stated in the records.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sale of a Horse). 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 · 2. Hälfte III

Αὐρήλιος Ἀμάεις στρατιώτης ἱππεὺς εἴλης Α…αρινων τούρμης Φλαυιανοῦ Αὐρηλίῳ Ἥρωνι στρατιώτῃ ἱππεῖ εἴλης τῆς αὐτῆς χαίρειν. πέπρακά σοι ἵππον ἄρρενα πρωτοβόλον μελίχρουν, τιμῆς τῆς συμπεφωνημένης πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀργυρίου δραχμῶν χιλίων τριακοσίων πλήρης διὰ χειρός, τῆς βεβαιώσεως ἐξα…