One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 31514

Agreement on building above a house belonging to a weaver TM 31514OxyrhynchosIII - Anfang IV

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Fragment of a contract from Oxyrhynchus in which a party agrees with a tarsikarios (a weaver of fine 'Tarsian' linen) of the same city about building additional structures above the latter's house, with penalty clauses for hindrance. It was drawn up in duplicate.

In English machine translation

[recto] [… lines lost …] Apoll[…] […] from the city of the Oxyrhynchites, to […] tarsikarios (weaver), son of […], from the same city. I acknowledge to you […] to build above [the house belonging to you], where [there is a suitable] surface, on the south side […] after the roof, [more, (namely)] five, in accordance [with the measurements] of Victor and […] But if I hinder […] by way of penalty [I will give you] 2 [solidi]; but if not thus […] so that you too give [me the same] penalty and the [expenses]. We both [having made] the present [agreement], it was written [in identical] duplicate […] I consented as [stated above] […] […] [… lines lost …] [verso] […] from Phaianaeizylos (?), son of […]

A tarsikarios was a weaver of a particular type of linen cloth. Much of the text, including the sum of the penalty in solidi, depends on restoration; the verso name is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di contratto). 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 · III - Anfang IV · Oxyrhynchos

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