Beginning of a contract of Aurelius Phoibammon, farmer TM 38725HerakleopolisVII - VIII

The opening of a contract drawn up at Herakleopolis by Aurelius Phoibammon, a farmer and son of the late Gerontios, from a village whose name is lost. Only scattered words survive from three small fragments, including a mention of gold and a statement of having received something, so the nature of the agreement is unknown. It dates to the 7th or 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

The abbreviation read as 'gold' probably refers to gold coins (solidi), suggesting a payment or loan, but the contract type cannot be determined. 'The late' renders makarios, literally 'blessed', the usual term for a deceased person in this period.

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