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Fragment of a sale contract in which Aurelia Herais, connected with an Aurelius Ammonios, acknowledges receipt of the full price in imperial silver coin and guarantees the sale against any claimants at her own expense. It dates to the 3rd century AD, from the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome.
The mention of 'trophetika' (nursing or rearing payments) may suggest the sale of a slave raised by the seller, but the context is lost. The object of the sale does not survive.
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.
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