One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 41027

Advance payment for hay from the estate of the general Theodosios TM 41027Arsinoiton Polis

The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 3 records across 2 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →

A contract of advance sale in which two villagers, Abraamios and Amoun from the hamlet of Koueisan, acknowledge receiving 1 1/2 gold solidi from Gerontios, chartularius of the estate of the general Theodosios, as advance payment for first-cut dry hay to be delivered from the crops of the coming tenth indiction. It was drawn up at Arsinoe in the Fayum.

In English machine translation

[recto] † In the name of the Lord and Master Jesus Christ, our God and Saviour, Phaophi 5 (?) of the […] indiction, in Arsinoe. To the most illustrious Gerontios, chartularius of the estate of Theodosios the most glorious general, from the city of the Arsinoites, the Aurelii Abraamios son of Laeu and Amoun son of David, from the hamlet of Koueisan in the Theodosiopolite nome, greetings. We acknowledge that we have received from your illustriousness, from hand to hand, for our own need, one and a half solidi of gold, as current, gold solidus 1 1/2 as current, I, Abraamios, half a solidus, and I, Amoun, the one, 1 solidus of capital, which we hold, as the price of dry hay for cutting (?), first-cut, satisfactory, in full bundles, at the prevailing price, without interest. We shall make delivery of it at the proper time from the crops, God willing, of the coming tenth indiction, in the hamlet, without dispute, from all our possessions, and having been asked the formal question we have agreed. We, Aurelius Abraamios son of Laeu and Amoun son of David, the aforesaid, it is satisfactory to us as stated above. † 643 (?) 643 (?) Through me, Georgios.

The letters chi-mu-gamma are a Christian symbol often read as 'Christ born of Mary', not a date. The notary's subscription 'through me, Georgios' is written in Latin letters; the meaning of 'komitikos' for the hay is uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as keiner). 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.1.113_6C

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text

[r] † ἐν ὀνόματι τοῦ κυρίου καὶ δεσπότου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Φαῶφι ε … ἰνδικτίονος ἐν Ἀρσινόῃ. τῷ λαμπροτάτῳ Γεροντίῳ χαρτουλαρίῳ οὐσίας Θεοδοσίου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου στρατηλάτου ἀπὸ τῆς Ἀρσινοιτῶν πόλεως Αὐρήλιοι Ἀβραάμιος υἱὸς Λαῆυ καὶ Ἀμοῦν υἱὸς Δαυὶτ ἀπὸ …