One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 39845

Witness subscriptions at the end of a Coptic deed TM 39845Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)VIII

The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 2 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →

End of a Coptic legal document preserving only the subscriptions of several witnesses, among them Georgios, Ezekias son of the late Samuel, the priest and monastic superior Andreas, and Theodosios, followed by the notary's signature. It comes from Aphrodito in the 8th century AD.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] † I, Georgios, son of […], […] † I, Ezekias, son of the late Samuel (?), […] † I, Andreas, priest and superior, I bear witness (?) […] † I, Theodosios, son of […] […] according to his ability (?) † † Through me, Makr[…]

The body of the document is lost, so its exact type is unknown; the witness and notary formulas suggest a legal deed. The phrase rendered 'according to his ability' (pros tesčom) is of uncertain sense here.

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.

p.lond.4.1621

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VIII · Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)

[… ? lines lost …] † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣ[…] † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲍⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲛ ⲡμακάριος ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ […] † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲇⲣⲉⲁⲥ πρεσβύτερος ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡἡγούμενος ⲧⲓⲟ ⲛⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ […] † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲛ […] πρός ⲧⲉⲥϭⲟⲙ † † διʼ ἐμοῦ Μακρ…[…]