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Acknowledgment of a debt of 3 gold solidi (less some carats), weighed by the Theban standard, to be repaid at the new moon of the month Hathyr. The borrower appears to be a centurion of the military unit stationed at Thebes, and a priest named Makarios of the church of Thebes signs, probably as witness or writer. Written at Thebes in the 6th century AD.
The numerus of Thebes was a late Roman army unit garrisoned in the Theban region. The beginning of the document, with the parties' names, is lost, so the creditors are unknown.
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.
…… χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ ἔχειν καὶ χρεωστεῖν ὑμῖν εἰς ἔκτισιν καὶ ἀπόδοσιν ἀκίνδυνα ἀπὸ παντὸς κινδύνου χρυσοῦ δοκίμου νομισμάτια τρία παρὰ κερατια[…]γίνεται χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια γ παρὰ κεράτια[…] ζυγῷ Θηβῶν καὶ ταῦτα ἑτοίμως ἔχω καταβαλεῖν ἐπὶ τὸν λόγον τοῦ προκειμένου ἐπικειμένου τῇ νε…
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