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Sworn agreement subscribed by Philoxenos, potter TM 37319Oxyrhynchites (?)VI

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End of a sixth-century Byzantine agreement, probably from the Oxyrhynchite nome, in which the party swears the imperial oath to keep the terms set out in an attached list and pledges all his property as security. A subscription by Philoxenos, a potter, son of a man whose name is lost, follows.

In English machine translation

[...] [...] [...] [...] [...] [...] in accordance with the subjoined list setting out each item in detail, and upon all these things I have sworn the divine and venerable oath to abide by them, to observe them and in no way to transgress them, and in addition to the oath I have pledged to the obligation all my property, present and future, individually and generally, by way of pledge and by right of mortgage. The agreement, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I have given my assent. I, Philoxenos, maker of fine pottery (?), son of [...], the aforementioned [...] [...] [...]

The nature of the agreement is lost with the opening; only the closing oath, general mortgage clause and stipulation survive. 'Leptokerameus' denotes a maker of thin-walled or fine pottery.

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

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.mert.3.125

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

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