Fragment of a sale contract with descriptions of the parties TM 31707MemphisIII

Fragment of a contract of sale, probably drawn up at Memphis in the 3rd century AD. Several parties are listed with their ages and identifying scars, followed by remains of the sale clauses and a subscription written by one Antonius on behalf of illiterate parties.

In English machine translation

The physical descriptions (age and scars) were a standard way of identifying contracting parties. The word read as 'diagor' is obscure; it may be an error for a term for the price having been paid.

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.