Fragment of a contract before the agoranomos of the Herakleopolite nome TM 31857Herakleopolites1. Hälfte III

Small fragment from the opening of a Greek contract drawn up before the agoranomos (notary) of the Herakleopolite nome. Parts of a dating formula by eponymous priests and the Macedonian month Apellaios survive, along with a physical description of a party (a scar on the forehead) and a reference to property in a village.

In English machine translation

The Ptolemaic-style dating by priests, a Macedonian month and an agoranomos suggests the 3rd century BC, though the record gives only 'first half of the 3rd century'. The agoranomos's name and the nome title are largely restored.

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.