Pap. London, British Library Pap 1788   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. P.Lond. V 1736
Modern Title Loan contract
Summary Patermouthis and Kako borrow from the boatman Ioannes four solidi repayable on demand at 8|% per annum interest (1/3 solidus per year) and pledge all their property as guarantee of payment.
   

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x+1†̣ β̣α̣σ̣ι̣λ̣είας τοῦ θειοτ̣ά̣[τ(ου)] καὶ γαληνοτάτου καὶ θεοστεφοῦς
x+2ἡμῶν δεσπότου Φλαυίου Ἡρα̣κλείου τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐ̣γούστου
x+3Αὐτοκράτ̣ο̣ρ̣ος ἔτους πρώτ̣ου vac. ? Φαμενὼθ α ἰνδικτίονος ιδ.
x+4Φλαύιος Πατερμούθις Μηνᾶ στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ Ἑλεφαντίνης ναύτης
x+5ἀπὸ Συ̣ή̣ν̣η̣ς καὶ ἡ τούτου σύμβιος̣ Αὐ̣ρ̣ηλία Κακὸ
x+6θυγάτηρ Ἰακώβου † Αὐρη̣λίῳ Ἰωάννῃ
x+7Πιτύρω̣ν̣ος ναύτῃ ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς Συήνης χαίρειν.
x+8ὁμολογοῦμεν ἐξ ἀληλεγγύης 1 l. ἀλληλεγγύης διὰ τ̣α̣ύ̣-
x+9τῆς μου 2 l. ἡμῶν τῆς ἐγγράφου ἀσφαλείας ἐσχηκέναι καὶ
x+10δεδανεῖσθαι παρὰ σοῦ σήμερον εἰς ἀναγκαίαν̣ ἡμ̣ῶν (?)
x+11χρείαν χρ̣υσοῦ νομ̣ίσμ̣α̣τα τέσσερα 3 l. τέσσαρα ζυγῷ Συήνης,
x+12γίνεται χρυσοῦ νομίσματα δ ζ̣υγῷ Συήνης, ἅπερ ἑτοίμως ἔχομεν
x+13παρασχεῖν σοι ὁπόταν βουληθείης τοῦτʼ ἔστιν
x+14κα̣θʼ ἕκαστον ἐνιαυτὸν χρυσ̣οῦ τριμήσιον
x+15ἓν ζυγ̣ῷ̣ Συή̣ν̣ης ἀπὸ τῆς προγεγραμμένης ἡμέρας ἰδίῳ
x+16ἡμῶν κ̣ι̣ν̣δ̣ύνῳ καὶ π̣ό̣ρῳ τῆς ἡμῶν̣ ὑ̣π̣ο̣στά-
x+17σεω̣ς̣ ἰδίκ̣ω̣ς καὶ γενίκως νόμῳ ἐνεχύρου
x+18χωρὶς τινὸς ἀντιλογίας καὶ εἰς ἀσφάλειαν σὴν̣ πεποι-
x+19ήμεθα ο̣ὖ̣ν̣ τ̣ὴν ἀ̣λληλέγγυον ἀσφάλειαν κυρίαν καὶ β̣εβαίαν ἁπα̣ν̣ταχοῦ προφ̣ερομένην
x+20μεθʼ ὑ̣π̣ογ̣ρ̣αφῆς τοῦ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ὑ̣π̣ο̣γράφοντος καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογή-
x+21σαμ̣εν̣ κ̣αὶ ἀπ̣ε̣λ̣ύσ(αμεν). Φλαύιος Παθερμούθις Μηνᾶ
x+22στρατιώτης ἀριθ(μοῦ) ἐ̣ν̣ τῇ Ἐλεφαντίνῃ καὶ ἡ τούτου σύμβιος
x+23Αὐρηλία̣ Κα̣κοὺ(?) θυγάτηρ Ἰακὼβ οἱ προ-
x+24γεγραμμένοι στοιχεῖ ἡμῖν ἡ ἀσφάλεια
x+25τῶν τε̣σσάρων νομισματίων ζυγῷ Συήνης
x+26ὡς̣ πρόκειται. ☧ Φλαύιος Δῖος̣ Βασιλείδου ἀπὸ
x+27ἀκτουαρίων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα
x+28ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν̣ γράμμα̣τ̣α̣ μὴ εἰδότων. †
x+29 † Σ̣τ̣ρ̣α̣ ̣ψ̣ος̣ διάκονος μαρτυρῶ.
x+30 † Φλαύιος Ἰωάννης Κ̣α̣εῖ̣τ̣ος στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ
x+31Συή̣νης μαρτυρῶ. † Φ̣λ̣αύιος Βικτ̣ο̣ρος̣ 4 l. Βίκτωρ
x+32Ἰω̣άννου̣ σ̣τ̣ρ̣(ατιώτης) ἀ̣[ρ]ιθμοῦ Συήνης
x+33μαρτ̣υρῶ̣. †
x+34(hand 1?) †̣ δ̣ιʼ -?-

1 l. ἀλληλεγγύης
2 l. ἡμῶν
3 l. τέσσαρα
4 l. Βίκτωρ
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35(hand 5?) † ἀσφάλεια(?) Πατερμουθίο̣υ̣ Μηνᾶ καὶ Κακοὺ γ̣α̣μ̣ετῆς α̣ὐ̣τ̣οῦ ̣ ̣ ̣ vac. ? †̣ νομισμάτων δ ζ̣υγῷ Συήν̣ης.

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x--- [In the name of --- ] --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
x+1In the first year of the reign of our most divine and most serene
x+2and crowned-by-god master Flavius Heraclius the eternal Augustus,
x+3Emperor, on Phamenoth 1, in the 14th indiction.
x+4Flavius Patermouthis son of Menas, soldier of the regiment of Elephantine, boatman
x+5from Syene, and his wife, Aurelia Kako
x+6daughter of Iakobos, † to Aurelius Ioannes
x+7son of Pituron, boatman from the same Syene, greetings. .
x+8We acknowledge, by mutual surety, by this, my
x+9 written security, that we have gotten and
x+10 have borrowed from you today for our essential
x+11 needs, gold, four solidi in the weight of Syene,
x+12 i. e., gold, 4 solidi, in the weight of Syene. These we are ready
x+13to provide to you whenever you may wish — that is,
x+14each year a tremissis
x+15in the weight of Syene, from the aforesaid day at our own
x+16risk and by means of our proper-
x+17ty, wholly and singly, as pledge,
x+18without any argument. And for your security we have had
x+19made the mutually-guaranteed security, which is valid and warranted wherever brought forward,
x+20with the signature of the one signing on our behalf. And having been questioned,
x+21we have expressed acknowledgement and executed (the document). Flavius Patermouthis son of Menas,
x+22soldier of the regiment in Elephantine and his wife
x+23Aurelia Kako daughter of Iakob, the
x+24aforesaid. The security
x+25for four solidi in the weight of Syene is satisfactory to us
x+26as aforementioned. ☧ Flavius Dios son of Basileides, former
x+27actuarius of the regiment of Syene, having been asked, wrote
x+28on their behalf since they are not literate. †
x+29(2nd hand) † I, Stra(.)psos, deacon, bear witness.
x+30(3rd hand) † I, Flavius Ioannes son of Kaeis, soldier of the regiment
x+31 of Syene, bear witness .† (4th hand) I, Flavius Victor
x+32son of Joannes, soldier of the regiment of Syene,
x+33bear witness [†].
x+34(lst hand) † Written by [me, Flavius Dios son of Basileides, former actuarius].
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(5th hand) [† Security] of Patermouthios son of Menas and Kako his wife --- † 4 solidi, weight of Syene.

 
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