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Acknowledgment of a loan of one gold solidus from Daniel to Paulos TM 85963Theben

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A Coptic acknowledgment of debt in which Paulos son of Ioannes, from the district of Hermonthis, confirms that Daniel son of Pahom of the kastron of Jeme lent him one gold solidus and promises to repay it without dispute. Two witnesses sign, and the verso carries a docket naming the document as Paulos's security to Daniel. It comes from the Theban area.

In English machine translation

[recto] † In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I, Paulos, son of the late Ioannes, of Pakale (?) in the nome of the city of Hermonthis, write to you, Daniel, son of the late Pahom, of the kastron of Jeme: Since you have given me one solidus, you have given me one solidus of gold, for my need now, by the will of God, I shall render account of it to you whenever I like (?), without any dispute. I, Paulos, the one who first wrote this, the solidus (?), I agree to it. † I, Moses, son of Pheu, bear witness. I, Kostantine, son of Houlo, bear witness. I, Paulos, wrote with my hand and I agree to it. † [verso] † The security of Paulos to Daniel.

The phrase rendered 'whenever I like' is uncertain; the Coptic seems garbled and the repayment term may be meant as 'whenever you ask'. The scribe repeats 'you have given me one solidus'.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Versprechen die Rückzahlung einer Geldsumme betreffend). 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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