Loan of 8 solidi secured by a mortgage, from the lead-worker Menas TM 37272OxyrhynchosVI - VII

End of a loan contract secured by a mortgage, in which Menas, a lead-worker, son of the late Papbaous, acknowledges a debt of 8 gold solidi plus interest, with property in the Shepherds' quarter of the city as security. It was drawn up by the notary Justus at Oxyrhynchus in the 6th or 7th century AD.

In English machine translation

The notary's completion note is written in Latin letters, as was customary in Byzantine Egyptian contracts. The beginning of the document, with the creditor's name and the description of the pledged property, is lost.

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