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Title acknowledgment of debt
Author Damianos, son of Kosmas
Summary Damianos, son of Kosmas, of an unidentified place, Pagi, in the Fayoum, makes a written acknowledgment to Shenouti, son of Elias, of Fayoum City, that he has received of the latter a half solidus, which the latter has borrowed from a third party, and promises to repay it on a given date.
Citations Worrell WH, PMich Coptic III, 19, 1942, Pl VI
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 777
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 19 x 10 cm.
Condition This medium-brown papyrus is regularly cut at all sides except at the left. Horizontal kollesis just below middle. (TC)
Lines 1-8
Recto/Verso Source of description: Verso
Hands Hand is similar to Stegemann, Taf. 9, col. 6; BM Or. 6050 of ca. 650. Date and notary's signature are in Greek cursive.
Origin Fayoum, Egypt (?)
More from Fayoum, Egypt (?)
Language Coptic
Date VIIth century A.D.
More from the period between 600 CE and 699 CE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Verso; Recto (back) originally bore one and one-half lines of writing, but only a few scattered letters are now recognizable.
Note (related) -
Subjects Pagi;;Fayoum;;Fayoum City; ArsinoȽ (Fayyïum : Extinct city); Solidus--Egypt.; Letter writing, Coptic--Egypt.; Signatures (Writing); Christians--Egypt.; Father and child--Egypt.; Debtor and creditor--Egypt.; Moneylenders--Egypt.; Papyrus; documentary
Associated Names Damianos, son of Kosmas; Shenouti, son of Elias; Apater, leitourgos; Papa Ale; Paul, son of Theod
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License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

"In the name of God. First: I am Damianos, son of Kosmas, of Pagi of Pyam. I have written for Shenouti, son of Elias of Pyam City. See, I urged (?) you. You promised in my behalf (?). You got a half solidus for me on loan. I spent it for corn for my children. I am ready to satisfy you in regard to it by the 1st of Parmouti. For you have done me a kindness, and have heeded the cry of my children. I shall return it to its place, with my thanks, without disagreement. Written the month of Choiak 6th, 13th, of the indiction. I, Apater, the leitourgos of Pagi, I am witness. I, Papa Ale, I am witness. By me, Paul, son of Theod."