Agreement to abide by an arbitration concerning four horses TM 35424unbekanntV

Fragment of an agreement in which a man of high rank, son of Thomas, and Kollouthos accept arbitration involving the advocate Ioannes and Pakysis son of Isakios. Penalty clauses specify what each party must do if he fails to abide by the award, apparently concerning four horses. It dates to the 5th century AD, probably from Hermopolis.

In English machine translation

The word translated 'horses' (hipparia) is a diminutive, possibly meaning small horses or ponies. 'Scholastikos' denotes a legally trained advocate.

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