Fragment of a Coptic sale contract from the Theban area, of which only the end survives: remnants of the operative clauses, a penalty in gold solidi, the validity clause, and the signatures of witnesses and scribes, closing with the notary's subscription.
In English machine translation
[… lines lost …]
which she (did) not […] any […]
in our presence any […]
he […] … he […]
sale, either (the) part [which she …] […]
which is 4 (?) […]
and the spirit […]
the authority […]
solidi of [gold] […]
to it, this document […]
firm, valid [in every place where it will be produced] […]
it [therein] […]
† I, Ta[…]
[…]rios, John […]
of the […]
the son of […]
of Kyriakos […]
of Paul […]
† I […]
the […]
the person (?) […]
wrote [for them] […]
their […]
† I, Apa Kire […]
the Theophanes (?) […]
the request of […]
for them, since [they do not know letters] […]
† Through [me, Aristophanes].
The object of the sale is lost; the name of the notary Aristophanes in the final line is restored. Such Theban documents usually date to the 8th century AD.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Verkauf von ?). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.