Marriage contract with dowry receipt involving Stotoetis son of Panephremmis TM 9852Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)81 - 96

Fragment of a marriage contract from Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum, dated to the reign of Domitian (AD 81-96). Stotoetis, son of Panephremmis, acknowledges receipt of a dowry; the contract lays down the couple's duties to live together and the rules for returning the dowry on divorce, followed by provisions involving brothers and a half share of property, perhaps a house.

In English machine translation

Stotoetis is called presbyteros, which here may mean either 'the elder' to distinguish him from a namesake or a priestly elder of the village temple. The 'half as much again' (hemiolia) is the standard penalty added when a dowry was not returned on time.

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.