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Fragment of the closing clauses of a sale contract from Aphrodito in the 6th century AD, with the standard declarations that the sale was made willingly, without force or deceit, with property pledged as security. A subscription by someone, son of Viktor, acting on behalf of the sellers follows. The verso reportedly carries a lease.
Most of the formulaic text is restored by the editor from standard Byzantine contract phrasing. The verso, described as a lease, is not legible in this edition.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Fragment; verso, lease; recto, sale). 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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