Contract fragment with guarantee, pledge of property and oath TM 35726Alexandria (?)V - VI

Fragment from the end of a late antique contract, probably a deed of gift or cession, in which the party making it guarantees the recipient against claims and expenses, pledges all present and future property as security, and swears an oath by God Almighty and the emperor. It dates to the 5th or 6th century AD and may come from Alexandria.

In English machine translation

"Apocharisma" is a deed of gift or donation. The oath by the emperor's piety and victory is a standard Byzantine formula.

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