One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 43311

End of an oath concerning the cession of 15 arouras of allotment land TM 43311Unknown (Oyrhynchus?)1st century B.C.

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The end of a sworn declaration in which Asklepiades promises not to act fraudulently regarding his cession of 15 arouras of land, apparently to Philiskos, and the related agreement. If he breaks his word, the cession stays valid and the rest of his allotment is to be confiscated to the royal treasury. Physical descriptions of both men follow.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] […] nor act fraudulently, neither concerning the cession of the fifteen arouras nor concerning the agreement nor concerning the provisions set down in it nor concerning this oath, on any pretext whatsoever. If I do not act according to what is written above, I agree that the terms of the cession and the agreements remain valid just as they are; and whenever I am convicted, I agree that the remaining parts of my allotment (kleros) also be confiscated to the royal treasury and that I be liable to the oath. Asklepiades, about 24 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured complexion, round-faced, […] scar on the left shin. Philiskos, about 47 years old, taller than medium height, honey-coloured complexion, long-faced, scar on […]

A kleros was a plot of land held by a military settler; its cession required royal sanction, hence the penalty of confiscation to the crown. The provenance 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 End of an oath). 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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End of an oath

Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · 72076 · 1st century B.C. · Unknown (Oyrhynchus?)

Only the end of the document is preserved. Asclepiades swears an oath forwill also have the rest of his property confiscated. Philiscos, to whom he is ceding a part of his property, that he will respect the contract between them. Should he breach his promise, he will suffer all t…

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p.fouad.1.38

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 1st century B.C.

[… ? lines lost …] …ρ κακοτεχνήσειν μήτε περὶ τὴν παραχώρησιν τῶν δέκα πέντε ἀρουρῶν μηδὲ περὶ τὴν ὁμολογίαν μηδὲ περὶ τὰς διʼ αὐτῆς κειμένας διαστολὰς μηδὲ περὶ τὸν ὅρκον τοῦτον, παρευρέσει μηδεμιᾷ. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ποιῶ κατὰ τὰ προγεγραμμένα, τὰ μὲν κατὰ τὴν παραχώρησιν καὶ τὰς ὁμολογ…