The closing part of a legal document (a written acknowledgement, probably of a debt or obligation) made by Aurelius Petros son of Andreas, with the subscriptions of three witnesses and of Aurelius Enoch, who wrote for the illiterate parties. It comes from the village of Akis in the Hermopolite nome and dates to the 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
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[…] traces
[…] […] this document is valid
and guaranteed, and having been asked the formal question I have agreed. I, Aurelius
Petros son of Andreas, the aforesaid, have made
this document as stated above. We, Aurelii Peschalis son of Soïs and Ioannes son of Sarapion
and Pebes son of Victor, all three, bear witness.
I, Aurelius Enoch, guarantor of identity, from Akis,
having been asked, wrote on his behalf and on behalf of the
witnesses, since they do not know letters.
† […]
[…]
[verso]
[† Written acknowledgement of Aurelius Petros son of Andreas from the village of Akis] in the Hermopolite nome; total […] […] 355 †
A gnōstēr was an official identity guarantor who vouched for the parties; here he also wrote for those who could not write. The docket's figure (355) may refer to an amount, but its context is lost.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Schlussteil einer Rechtsurkunde). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.