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Surety for the appearance of a man by Aurelius Sois TM 33483unbekanntEnde IV

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The end of a surety deed in which Aurelius Sois son of Paesis guarantees that another man will remain in residence, behave properly and be produced when required, taking responsibility himself if he fails. It was written out by a scribe named Silvanus, probably at Hermopolis in the late 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

[…] with all good conduct and residence and presence, and not absenting himself. But if he fails to appear and I do not produce him, I myself will assume responsibility on his behalf, or may I be liable to the divine oath and to the peril concerning it; and having been asked the formal question, I assented. I, Aurelius Sois son of Paesis, the aforementioned, stand surety and will produce him as stated above. Written by me, Silvanus.

The opening, with the name of the person guaranteed and the addressee, is lost. The 'divine oath' is the oath by the emperors, whose breach carried legal peril.</br>

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Deed of 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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Ende IV

[…]μετὰ πάσης ἐπιεικείας καὶ μονῆς καὶ ἐμφανείας καὶ μὴ ἀπολιμπανόμενον· ἐὰν δὲ ἀφυστερήσῃ καὶ μὴ παραστήσω, ἐγὼ αὐτὸς τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ λόγον ὑποστήσομαι ἢ ἔνοχος εἴην τῷ θείῳ ὅρκῳ καὶ τῷ περὶ τούτου κινδύνῳ, καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος Σόϊς Παήσιος ὁ προκίμενος ἐγγυῶμαι κα…