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Fragment of a contract, probably an advance sale of wine, in which the seller undertakes to deliver wine at the vintage in Mesore of a third indiction, with further obligations until Mecheir and a penalty or alternative involving two solidi. It dates to the 6th century AD.
The word protolema is obscure; it may refer to a first-run measure of wine or must. The beginning of each line is lost, so the exact terms are uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sale in advance (?) of wine, etc.). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
καὶ ταῦτα ἑτοίμως ἔχω παρασχεῖν σοι […]καιρῷ τρύγης τῷ Μεσορὴ μηνὶ τρίτης ἰνδικτίωνος […]… ἑτοίμως ἔχω ἀποδοῦναί σοι τῶν αὐτῶν οἴνου σὺν κολοκύνθου […]ς ἕως Μεχεὶρ μηνὶ τῆς αὐτῆς ἰνδικτίονος ἀνυπερθέτως. εἰ δὲ […]παρασχεῖν σοι τῶν αὐτῶν ἑκατὸν οἴνου ἐπὶ τῷ με παρασχεῖν σοι […]νομ…
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