Pap. London, British Library Pap 1789   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. P.Lond. V 1737
Modern Title Loan contract
Summary Patermouthis acting alone borrows 3 and 1/3 solidi, repayable on demand at 2% per annum interest, from the same Ioannes from whom he and Kako together had borrowed 4 solidi two years earlier (P. Lond. V 1736). He pledges for his loan two copper objects weighing together 129.5 litrae, so the gold-copper ratio of the loan and the pledge is 1:2017. The gold-copper ratio at the end of 4th century according to the Theodosian Code was 1:1800. Other 4th century values for worked bronze were 1:1980 and 1:1968. Kako's absence may suggest her death or disability; it is some 35 years since the first appearance of either individual in the archive (P. Lond. V 1724).
   

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x+1- ψα. 11 - ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ θειοτάτου(?) καὶ γ̣α̣λ̣η̣ν̣ο̣τ̣(άτου)
x+2δεσπότο̣υ Φλα(υίου) Ἡρακλείου τοῦ α̣ἰ̣ω̣νίου Αὐγούστου καὶ Αὐτοκράτορος
x+3ἔτους τρ̣ίτου Με Με̣χ̣ε̣ὶ̣ρ ιε ἰνδικτίονος πρώ̣της.
x+4Φλαύιος Π̣ατ̣ερμ̣ο̣ύ̣θ̣ις Μη̣νᾶ στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ Ἐλεφαντίνης ναύτης
x+5ἀπὸ Συ̣ήνης † Αὐρηλίῳ Ἰωάννῃ Πιτύρωνος ναύτῃ
x+6ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς Συήν̣ης χ̣αίρειν. † ὁμολογ̣ῶ̣ ἐγὼ Πατερμούθις̣ διὰ ταύτης
x+7μου τῆς ἐγγράφου ἀσφαλ̣ε̣ίας ἐσχηκέναι καὶ δεδανεῖσ-
x+8θαι παρὰ σοῦ σή̣μερον εἰς ἀναγκαίαν μ̣ο̣υ χρείαν χρυσοῦ
x+9νομιμ̣α̣τα 1 l. νομίσματα τρεία 2 l. τρία τρίτον ζυγῷ Συήνης, γίνεται χρυσοῦ νομίσματα γ γ´ ζ̣υγῷ Σ̣υ̣ή̣ν̣ης,
x+10καὶ ταῦτα σὺν Θεῷ ἑτ̣οίμως ἔχω̣ παρασχεῖν σοι ὁπόταν βουλη-
x+11θείης μετὰ τῆς τούτων ἐπικερδείας ἑκάστου νομίσματος̣
x+12κατὰ μῆνα χρυσ̣ο̣ῦ̣ κερατίου τέταρτον ἀπὸ τῆς προγεγραμμένης ἡμέρας
x+13χωρίς τινος̣ ἀ̣ντιλογίας, ὑποθέμ̣η̣ν̣ 3 l. ὑπεθέμην δέ σοι λόγῳ ἐνε-
x+14χύρου ὀριχαλκώ̣δη σ̣υ̣ν̣γείνονται λ̣ε̣ιτρας
x+15λίτραι κδ (ἥμισυ) τῷ χα̣ριστι̣ων̣ 4 l. χαριστίωνι ἐ̣μοῦ κα̣ὶ̣ κατ̣αν̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
x+16περιέχον̣ λίτρας ρ ἐφʼ ᾧ τε ταῦτα εἶναι ὑπὸ τὴν
x+17σὴν ἐξουσίαν ἄχρι ἀ̣πο̣δόσεω̣ς̣ καὶ συμπληρώ̣σ̣εω̣ς
x+18τοῦ ἐγκειμ̣έ̣ν̣ο̣υ̣ χρυσο̣ῦ̣ ἐ̣νε̣χ̣ερῳ̣ 5 l. ἐνεχύρῳ ε̣ι̣ρ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
x+19καὶ εἰς ἀσφάλειαν πε̣π̣ο̣ί̣ημαι τοῦτο τὸ γρα̣μ̣ματεῖον κύριον καὶ βέβαιον
x+20ἁπανταχοῦ π̣ρο̣φερόμενον κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἐ̣π̣ε̣ρωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. † Φλαύιος Κό̣λ̣λ̣ο̣-
x+21υθος Ἀλεξανδρος 6l. Ἀλεξάνδρου κη̣τρον 7 l. κεντυρίων ἀριθμο̣ῦ̣
x+22Σήνης μαρτυρῶ. † ☧ Φλαύιος Θεω-
x+23δώσιος Ἄπα Δείου στρατιώτης ἀριθμ-
x+24οῦ Σϋ̣ήνης 8 corr. ex σηηνης μαρτηρῶ 9 l. μαρτυρῶ. ☧ Φλαύιος
x+25Φαυστ̣ῖνος Παχυμίου σ̣τ̣ρ̣ατιώτης
x+26ἀριθμοῦ Σηήνης μαρτυρῶ. †
x+27 † διὰ̣ ἐμο̣ῦ Δίου Ἰωάννης 10ed. Θ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣

1 l. νομίσματα
2 l. τρία
3 l. ὑπεθέμην
4 l. χαριστίωνι
5 l. ἐνεχύρῳ
6 l. Ἀλεξάνδρου
7 l. κεντυρίων
8 corr. ex σηηνης
9 l. μαρτυρῶ
10 ed. Θ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣
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† ἀσφ̣άλεια Πατερμουθίου Μηνᾶ να̣ύ̣τ̣ου ἀπὸ Συήνης vac. ? γίνεται χρυσοῦ ν̣ο̣μίσματα γ γ´ ζ̣υγῷ Συήνης.

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x+1--- most divine and most serene
x+2master Fl. Heraclius the eternal Augustus and Emperor,
x+3in the third year, on Mecheir 15, the first indiction.
x+4Fl. Patermouthis son of Menas, soldier of the regiment of Elephantine, boatman
x+5from Syene, † to Aurelius Ioannes son of Pityron, boatman
x+6from the same Syene, greetings. † I, Patermouthis, acknowledge, by this,
x+7my written security, that I have gotten and borrowed
x+8from you today for my essential needs gold,
x+9three and one-third solidi in the weight of Syene, i.e., gold, 3 1/3 solidi in the weight of Syene.
x+10And this, with God, I am ready to provide to you whenever you may
x+11wish, with the interest on them, for each solidus,
x+12monthly, a fourth of a gold carat from the aforesaid day,
x+13without any argument. I have mortgaged with you as pledge
x+14articles of copper amounting to
x+1524 litrae on my scale and ---
x+16containing 100 litrae, and I acknowledge that these are under
x+17our authority until repayment and satisfaction
x+18of the set gold, --- as pledge ---.
x+19And for your security I have made this note, which is valid and warranted
x+20wherever brought forward. And having been questioned, I have expressed acknowledgment.† (2nd hand) I, Fl. Kollou-
x+21thos son of Alexandras, centurion of the regiment
x+22of Syene, bear witness. † (hand 3) ☧ I, Fl. Theo-
x+23osios, son of Apa Dios, soldier of the regiment
x+24of Syene, bear witness. ☧ (4th hand) I, Fl.
x+25Faustinos son of Pachymios, soldier
x+26of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. †
x+27(hand 1) † --- by me, Dios son of Th---
 
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