p.heid.4.309
[…]…[…]…[…]…[…] Αὐρήλιος Ὡρίων Παύλου ὤμοσα τὸν θεῖον ὅρκον ἐγγυώμενος[…] την μονῆς καὶ ἐμφανείας ὡς πρόκειται καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος Παῦλος Διδύμου ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ φαμένου μὴ εἰδέναι γράμματα.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33465
Subscription to a surety bond for appearance TM 33465unbekanntIV
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The surviving subscription of a surety bond for appearance, in which Aurelius Horion son of Paulos swears the imperial oath to guarantee that a certain person will stay put and appear when required. Because Horion was illiterate, Aurelius Paulos son of Didymos wrote the subscription for him. It dates to the 4th century AD.
In English machine translation
[…] […] […] […]
I, Aurelius Horion son of Paulos, [swore the] divine oath, standing surety for […] for his remaining and appearance, as [stated above, and] when asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, A[urelius] Paulos son of Didymos, wrote on [his behalf, as he] said he does not know letters.
Only the closing subscription survives; the body of the bond with the name of the person guaranteed is lost. The 'divine oath' is the oath by the emperors, and 'remaining and appearance' (monē kai emphaneia) is the standard formula for guaranteeing that a person will not flee and will present himself when summoned.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Subskription einer Gestellungsbürgschaft). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.