p.laur.3.76
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One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33502
Fragment of a loan with mortgage TM 33502unbekanntMitte IV
The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A small fragment of a loan contract secured by a mortgage on property, in which the creditor apparently gains the right to hold and use the property rent-free until the debt is repaid. It dates to the mid-4th century AD.
In English machine translation
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the entire right of it […]
to hold by right of mortgage and […]
to make use without rent [of it …]
of the debt until the repayment […]
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The clause allowing use of the property without rent until repayment reflects a form of security (antichretic arrangement) in which use of the property stands in for interest.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Frammento di mutuo con ipoteca). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.