Surety for two village headmen (protokometai) TM 35265Herakleopolitesca. 475 (?)

A fragmentary deed of surety from the Herakleopolite nome, around AD 475, in which a man guarantees to a high-ranking person that two village headmen (protokometai), one apparently Julius son of Antonios, will perform their duties blamelessly. He undertakes to produce them in a public place outside sanctuaries and pledges his property as security.

In English machine translation

Protokometai were the leading men of a village, responsible for its administration and taxes. The clause about a public place outside holy precincts excludes the guaranteed men from seeking asylum in churches.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Surety for πρωτοκωμῆται). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.