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Acknowledgement of a loan of 4 gold solidi with interest TM 33136Hermopolis (?)IV

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The end of a loan acknowledgement in which Aurelius Demetrios son of Phibion confirms receiving 4 gold solidi and promises to repay them with interest whenever the lender asks. Because Demetrios was illiterate, the professional contract-writer Aurelius Hermogenes signed for him. It dates to the 4th century AD and probably comes from Hermopolis.

In English machine translation

[...] of the current [...] indiction, without delay, until repayment of the aforesaid 4 solidi, which I will also repay to you whenever you wish, together with the interest that will accrue, without any dispute, the right of execution lying with you against me and against all my property, as if by a court judgment. This document is valid, which I have also issued to you for security, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. Mecheir 23. I, Aurelius Demetrios son of Phibion, the aforesaid, have received the 4 solidi of the gold capital and will repay them with the interest as stated above. I, Aurelius Hermogenes, contract-writer, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters. And it was written through me, Hermogenes son of Hermon.

The opening of the document, with the lender's name and the main terms, is lost. The word translated 'interest' (epikerdia) means literally 'additional profit'.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Gelddarlehensschuldschein). 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 · IV · Hermopolis (?)

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