Loan of Money
(Copy of) a contract by which Aurelius Mena borrowed money from a person whose name is lost
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 33534
Loan of two gold solidi by Aurelius Mena TM 33534UnknownIVth/Vth century A.D.
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End of a loan contract in which Aurelius Mena son of Silvanus acknowledges receiving two gold solidi from a lender whose name is lost, promising repayment on demand. His brother(?) Aurelius Eulogios wrote the subscription for him because he was illiterate.
In English machine translation
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[…] two solidi, total 2 sol., of capital, [free from risk] of every danger, which [I shall of necessity] repay to you whenever you wish, without [any] delay or evasion, [you having] the right of execution against me and against all my property. This loan document, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I have agreed.
I, Aurelius Mena son of Silvanus, the aforesaid, have received even now as a loan the two gold solidi of capital and I shall repay them whenever you wish, as stated above. I, Aurelius Eulogios son of Silvanus, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters.
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The loan is called a prochreia, an advance or interest-free loan repayable on demand. The provenance is unknown, and the papyrus may be a copy of the contract.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Loan of Money). 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.mich.15.728
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