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Subscriptions to a guarantee agreement TM 39825Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VIII

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End of a Coptic guarantee agreement with the subscriptions of several men from Aphrodito who declare that they agree to the surety, some signing for illiterate parties. The deed was drawn up by Eunikios, notary of the agora of Babylon, in the 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

[…] according to its force. I [agree (?)] […] swearing by God Almighty […] to you, according to its force. I [agree (?)] […] Komas, I agree to the guarantee agreement […] son of the late Lakeftas (?) […] wrote for him, since he does not know letters […] † I, Biktor, son of the late Konstantinos, and Markos, son of […] agreement according to [its force. † † I,] Andreas, son of Markos […] since he does not know letters. † We, Pope and Mouses, brothers, [sons of] Ioannes, we agree to the guarantee agreement […] Georgios, son of the late Apa Kire, who was named […] † I, Phoibammon, son of the late Astose, I agree to the agreement […] † Apollo, son of the late Thomas, by the will of God […] agreement according to its force. † Written through me, Eunikios, notary of the agora of Babylon. […]

Only the signatures of the parties and the notary's completion survive; the body of the surety deed is lost. The phrase 'according to its force' is a standard formula of assent to the terms of the document.

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.

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