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Subscriptions and witness signatures of a lease TM 39576HermopolisVII

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The closing subscriptions of a lease from Hermopolis in the 7th century AD. A scribe signs for illiterate parties, two deacons of Hermopolis, Iosephis and Sergios, sign as witnesses, and the notary Isakos completes the document, with the writing done by Leontios.

In English machine translation

[…] I wrote on their behalf, as they do not know letters. † † I, Iosephis son of Kallinikos, most humble deacon, from Hermopolis, witness the lease, having heard it from the party who made it. † † I, Sergios, most humble deacon, son of the blessed Basileides, from Hermopolis, witness the lease, having heard it from the party who made it. † Through † me, Isakos, notary, with God's help, it was written, by Leontios.

Only the end of the contract survives, so it is unclear whether this was a lease of land or a rental of a house or other property. The final line is the notary's completion formula, which certified the document.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Subskription eines Miet- oder Pachtvertrages). 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 · VII · Hermopolis

[…]ρος ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν γράμματα μὴ εἰδότων. † † Ἰωσήφις Καλλινίκου ἐλάχιστος διάκονος ἀπὸ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως μαρτυρῶ τῇ μισθώσει ἀκούσας παρὰ τοῦ θεμένου. † † Σέργιος ἐλάχιστος διάκονος υἱὸς τοῦ μακαρίου Βασιλείδου ἀπὸ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως μαρτυρῶ τῇ μισθώσει ἀκούσας παρὰ τοῦ θεμένου. † διʼ …