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Fragmentary bank diagraphe from the Arsinoite nome recording that Ammonios son of Herakleides received 80 silver drachmas from Apion, through the bank of Isidoros near the Hermaion, as the price of hay from two arouras and of grain land. It dates to year 21 of Antoninus Pius.
The text follows the form of a bank transaction document (diagraphe), and the clause 'free from public and private debts' suggests a sale guarantee. The latter part is too damaged for continuous translation.
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.
ἔτους πρώτου καὶ εἰκοστοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τίτου Αἰλίου Ἁδριανοῦ Ἀντωνίνου Σεβαστοῦ Εὐσεβοῦς διὰ τῆς Ἰσιδώρου τοῦ καὶ[…]νίκου τραπέζης πλησίον τοῦ Ἑρμαίου […]Ἀμμωνίου Ἡρακλείδου τοῦ Κάστορος ὡς ἐτῶν λ […] […]ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου […] ἐφʼ οὗ καὶ ἀπεγράφη ἔχειν παρʼ Ἀπίωνος ἀργυρίου δρα…
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