One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33285
Surety for a councillor appointed to supervise transport of meat TM 33285Hermopolisca. 320
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A surety declaration in which two men, Aurelius Artemidoros and Aurelius Olympios, guarantee that the councillor Aurelius Hermaios, chosen to supervise the collection and transport of meat, will carry out his duty and provide the usual receipts. If he abandons the post, the guarantors accept responsibility themselves. It was written at Hermopolis around AD 320.
In English machine translation
[…] [voluntarily]
[and] of our own free will [to stand surety for Aur]elius Hermaios also called […], councillor of the same city, chosen for the supervision and transport of meat, whom we shall also produce, blamelessly fulfilling the supervision entrusted to him, and he will deliver the customary receipts for the delivery of the meat. But if he deserts his post and we do not produce him, we ourselves shall undertake the responsibility on his behalf, or may we be liable to the divine oath and to the risk concerning this; and having been asked the formal question, we have agreed. In the consulship aforesaid, Pharmouthi 9.
I, Aurelius Artemidoros son of Sarapion, stand surety [and] shall produce him as aforesaid.
I, Aurelius Olympios son of Hermes(?), [stand surety] and shall produce him as aforesaid.
The meat was probably collected as a levy for the army or state annona. This text is a duplicate of another surety in the same collection; the patronymic of Olympios is restored.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Surety). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
p.cair.preis.2ed.17
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