Heading of a sale in advance to Makarios, archisymmachos, from villagers of Peenamis TM 9898Peenamis (Herakleopolites)V - VI

Opening of a contract in which Sarmatas and Tachaon, villagers from the hamlet of Peenamis in the Herakleopolite nome, jointly acknowledge receiving in full from Makarios, an archisymmachos of Herakleopolis, the price of something, evidently goods to be delivered later. It dates to the 5th or 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

An archisymmachos was the head of the symmachoi, couriers and messengers in late antique Egyptian administration. In a sale in advance the buyer pays the price now and the goods are delivered later; the commodity is lost here.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Heading of a Sale in Advance). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.