A short loan contract in which a man, son of the late Anoup of Herakleopolis, acknowledges receiving one solidus of refined gold from Damianos, a weaver of Tarsian cloth, and promises to repay it within the current fifth indiction. It was drawn up by a notary in Herakleopolis, dated Thoth 4 of Diocletian year 423 (AD 706).
In English machine translation
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[…] son of the late Anoup, from Herakleopolis, to you Damianos, weaver of Tarsian cloth, son of the late Pamoun […] for my need 1 solidus of refined gold, total 1 gold solidus refined, which I will repay to you gratefully [in the month …] of the present fifth indiction without dispute. And it was written in the month Thoth, 4, of the 5th indiction. Year 423 of Diocletian.
[† Through me, Petros], notary †
A tarsikarios was a weaver of so-called Tarsian cloth, a fine linen fabric. The date is uncertain: Thoth 4 corresponds to 1 September, and Diocletian year 423 gives AD 706, though the indiction and era year are queried.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Darlehnsvertrag). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.