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The end of a deed of surety in which Aurelius Soïs son of Paesios guarantees that another man will remain available and be produced when required, promising to answer for him himself if he fails to appear. The document is sworn by the divine (imperial) oath and was written out by a scribe named Silvanus, at the end of the 4th century AD.
The opening, including the name of the person guaranteed and the official addressed, is lost. The 'divine oath' refers to the oath sworn by the emperors.
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.
[… ? lines lost …] μπ…[…] γ… μετὰ πάσης ἐπιεικείας καὶ μὴ ἀπολιμπανομενον· ἐὰν δὲ ἀφυστερήσῃ καὶ μὴ παραστήσω, ἐγὼ αὐτὸς τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ λόγον ὑποστήσομαι ἢ ἔνοχος εἴην τῷ θείῳ ὅρκῳ καὶ τῷ περὶ τούτου κινδύνῳ, καὶἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος Σόϊς Παησίου ὁ προκείμενος ἐγγυῶμαι …
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