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Oath of surety by a veteran for the appearance of Sokrates TM 9241Karanis (Arsinoites)10. Nov. 133

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A sworn surety declaration addressed to the strategos Protarchos, in which the veteran Gaius Longinus Priscus, a landowner at Karanis, guarantees that Sokrates son of Gaius Valerius Chaeremonianus will stay and appear when required, or else he will pay what is demanded of him. Another veteran identifies the guarantor; the document dates to 10 November AD 133.

In English machine translation

[…] To Protarchos, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Herakleides division. I, Gaius Longinus Priscus, discharged from military service, landholder in the village of Karanis, swear the customary oath of the Romans that I willingly and of my own free choice stand surety for Sokrates, son of Gaius Valerius Chaeremonianus, from the quarter of the Thesmophorion, for his remaining and appearing, and I will produce him whenever he is sought. If I do not produce him, I myself will discharge the claims sought against him, or may I be liable to the oath. The aforementioned Gaius Longinus Priscus is identified by Lucius Octavius Longus, discharged from military service. Written by Herakleides, nomographos, with Ptolemaios, assistant, in attendance. Year 18 of Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, Hathyr 14.

As Roman citizens, the veterans swear the 'customary oath of the Romans' rather than by the emperor's fortune. A nomographos was a notary-scribe who drew up such documents.

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 10. Nov. 133 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

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