Contract of hire for one year's service with a woman employer TM 37213OxyrhynchosAnfang VII

Fragment of a labour contract in which a man acknowledges being hired for one year by a woman for a wage in gold solidi, with penalties if he leaves early or if she dismisses him. Written at Oxyrhynchus in the early 7th century AD; signed on behalf of the illiterate worker by a scribe named Ioustos.

In English machine translation

The catalogue calls it a lease or hire contract; the surviving text suggests a worker hiring himself out. The last line is a notary's completion formula written in Latin letters.

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