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Sale of the slave Chairemon by Aurelia Artemis TM 9821Arsinoites oder Herakleopolites

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The end of a contract for the sale of a slave named Chairemon. Aurelia Artemis, acting without a guardian through the right of children, sells him to Aurelius Ophellius also called Nemesion for a price including 1,960 silver drachmas; a man from Antinoopolis signs for her because she is illiterate. The text comes from the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

[…] with every guarantee. And having been asked the formal question whether these things were done rightly and properly, they acknowledged it. The sale is valid. I, Aurelia Artemis, acting without a guardian according to the customs of the Romans by the right of children, have sold to Aurelius Ophellius also called Nemesion the slave Chairemon and have received the price, […] 1,960 drachmas of silver, and I will guarantee as aforesaid. I, Aurelius Tyrannos son of Dioskourides also called Apollonios, of Antinoopolis, and however I am styled, wrote on her behalf since she does not know letters. I, Aurelius Ophellis also called Nemesion, have bought as aforesaid. I, Aurelius Horigenes, the appointed representative, have signed, at the same date.

The 'right of children' (ius liberorum) allowed a Roman woman with enough children to act legally without a guardian. Part of the price before 1,960 drachmas is lost, so the full sum is uncertain.

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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cpr.1.140

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · Arsinoites oder Herakleopolites

[… ? lines lost …] πάσῃ βεβαιώσει. περὶ δὲ τοῦ ταῦτα ὀρθῶς καὶ καλῶς γεγενῆσθαι ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολόγησαν. ἡ ὠνὴ κυρία. Αὐρηλία Ἄρτεμις χωρὶς κυρίου χρηματίζουσα κατὰ τὰ Ῥωμαίων ἔθη τέκνων δικαίῳ πέπρακα τῷ Αὐρηλίῳ Ὠφελλίῳ τῷ καὶ Νεμεσίωνι τὸν δοῦλον Χαιρήμονα καὶ ἀπέσχον τὴν τιμὴ…