Acknowledgement of debt with guarantor to Aurelius Stephanos TM 36943HermopolisVI

A fragmentary acknowledgement of debt from 6th-century Hermopolis, addressed to Aurelius Stephanos. The debtor, following a purchase valued at 8 solidi less 48 carats and paid in instalments, undertakes to pay 2 solidi less 12 carats in the month of Pachon, with a guarantor, the son of Herminos and Euphemia, standing surety.

In English machine translation

Amounts are expressed in gold solidi 'less' a number of carats (keratia), a common Byzantine way of reckoning, with 24 carats to the solidus. The surety's own name is lost; only his father Herminos and mother Euphemia survive.

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