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Subscription of a debt acknowledgment for animals, with witnesses TM 36073Apollonopolis Heptakomias (?)VI - VII

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The end of a contract of debt in which Aurelius […]os acknowledges owing a cleric (addressed as 'your Piety') the value of some animals, priced at 17 solidi plus hay and chaff, repayable on demand. It closes with the subscription written for the illiterate debtor, the signatures of two witnesses, and the scribe's note. Byzantine Egypt, 6th-7th century, probably Apollonopolis Heptakomias.

In English machine translation

[…] the right of execution [being yours against all my property, as if by a legal judgment], the written deed of the debt is valid and guaranteed, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius […]os, the aforementioned, owe to your Piety the aforementioned 5 (?) animals, [at] a price of 17 solidi and 1/2 cartload of hay and 6 cartloads of chaff, and I will repay whenever you wish, as stated above. As witness, I, Elemon, deacon, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. I, Silvanus son of Pheous, deacon, bear witness to the contract, having heard it from the party who made it. I, Aurelius Panouphis son of Leon, […] of the village of […], bear witness to the contract, having heard it from the party who made it. Written by me, Asterios, scribe.

'Your Piety' (theosebeia) is an honorific typically used for clergy. The number of animals ('five') is a restoration, and the provenance is uncertain.

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI - VII · Apollonopolis Heptakomias (?)

πράξεως σοὶ οὔσης ἐξ ἐμῶν πάντων καθάπερ ἐκ δίκης, τὸ γραπτὸν τῆς ὀφείλης κύριον καὶ βέβαιον, καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. Αὐρήλιος[…]ος ὁ προκείμενος ὀφείλω τῇ σῇ θεοσεβείᾳ τὰ προκείμενα ζῴα πέντε , ἐπὶ τιμῆς νομισμάτων δέκα ἑπτὰ καὶ χόρτου ἀγωγίου ἥμισυ καὶ ἀχύρου ἀγώγια ἓξ καὶ ἀ…