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Loan of one gold solidus by a merchant from Takerkethothis TM 37287HermopolitesVI

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A loan acknowledgement in which a merchant from the village of Takerkethothis declares that he has borrowed one gold solidus and will repay it in the month of Phaophi of the 15th indiction. It comes from the Hermopolite nome and dates to the 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

[...] [...] from Takerkethothis, merchant, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you and owe you, for payment and repayment, of approved gold, as principal, one solidus of full weight, total 1 gold solidus, and I am ready to provide this to you and pay it in full in the coming month of Phaophi of the present fifteenth indiction, without any dispute or delay; and for your security I have made this handwritten acknowledgement with the subscription of the person subscribing on my behalf, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. [...] [...]

The names of the borrower and lender are lost at the beginning. The solidus (nomismation) was the standard late Roman gold coin.

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI · Hermopolites

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