Surety agreement for workmen with witness subscriptions TM 39814Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VIII

Fragmentary Coptic surety agreement in which a guarantor undertakes liability, with his property, for workmen (including a son of Mena) required for public service, with subscriptions of the parties and witnesses and the notary Theodoros. It comes from Aphrodito in the 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

The lashane was the Coptic village headman. The workmen were probably labourers requisitioned for state works under the early Islamic administration.

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