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APIS Translation (English)

(Lines 1–9) [† In the] fifth [year of the reign of our Lord Flavius Justinus / Tiberius / Mauricius, who believes in Christ], gentle, greatest Benefactor [and Emperor Augustus] . . . . . in the Metropolis Petra of the [Third Palestine Salutaris.] . . . this written [security . . . has been made . . . firm . . . (Lines 13–67) . . . and] without [ignorance] of law, [by the most noble Paulos, son of N,] from Khaph [Ar]rabbōn of . . . city, willing and convinced . . . . . asking, and has as . . . . . most noble Paulos, just as . . . firm . . . . . to the said most God-pleasing Theodoros . . . the said boy/slave and . . . the price . . . . . to [the said most God-pleasing] Theodoros its ownership . . . gone with the [most noble] Paulos . . . . . guarantee . . . but only concerning the ownership . . . to him. And as soon as this had been [agreed] between them . . . . . witnessing . . . security . . . easily him security . . . buy . . . . . do . . . ask him that . . . the prayer . . . twenty . . . . . [Khaph] [Ar]rabbōn . . . solidus . . . . . having seemed, and lest perchance . . . having proceeded and . . . Kalemeros . . . . . having twenty solidi . . . between them . . . instalments . . . earlier . . . . . Kalemeros that . . . the most noble [Paulos] . . . (Lines 74–98) . . . Kalemeros . . . . . against him either concerning the . . . solidi or concerning any . . . . . free . . . [Leontios,] the most God-pleasing priest of the . . . on the condition that he . . . have . . . the said . . . . . Leontios . . . the freedom . . . . . what has been agreed . . . . . to the said Paulos . . . . . freedom . . . Leontios, priest . . . (Lines 108–51) . . . by the most God-pleasing Theodoros . . . reasonably . . . . . written . . . . . as the above-mentioned . . . . . that [he] does not have nor will have [any claim or] inquiry . . . . . [against] the most God-pleasing [Theodoros] . . . nor against [his heirs or successors concerning] . . . by Kalemeros . . . . . [nor because of a small] or large matter . . . all that has been said before . . . . . he regards and will [always] regard . . . . . [with] or without a court . . . [in any] way or [for any] law or reason . . . . . agreed additionally . . . his [heirs or] successors or any other [acting in his name] . . . . . to benefit and .. . mutual oath or . . . and risk . . . his [heirs or] successors . . . . . as a fine .. . for the mere attempt (to break the agreement), eighteen [golden solidi . . . and the present agreement] is [no less] valid, [with] all the clauses which it includes . . . or for any reason or law, paid . . . on the whole. (Lines 152–67) . . . and confirm .. . the same most noble [Paulos pledged . . . ] for all the above-written points, [he himself and] his [heirs and] successors [to the same most God-pleasing Theodoros and to] his [heirs and] successors [all his present and future] property in [every kind and nature, movables, immovables,] and self-movables, which are [fully] liable [and subject] to the [general] principles governing the [legal rights] of securities [and pledges and] on every . . . the most noble Paulos . . . agreed . . . the above-written matters, according . . . of this . . . all . . . [Good] faith [concerning these matters was formally asked for] and agreed upon. (Lines 167–96) (2. H.) † [I,] Flavius [Paulos . . . from the] village [of Khaph Arrabbōn . . . have drawn up this] cited [security in favor of the most God-pleasing Theodoros, son of Obodianos,] archdeacon of the [most holy catholic church in the region of this city,] from the same [city] . . . the security . . . . . boy/slave, written . . . presence . . . [that I] do not have nor will have any claim . . . . . [against you] or against [your] heirs [or successors concerning] . . . for you by the same . . . . . property . . . pledge? and . . . which has been agreed upon . . . . . golden coins . . . transgression . . . [and this] agreement [is no less valid] with [all (the clauses) which] it includes . . . . . heirs . . . successors . . . . . [N, son of N, ordinarius,] from the . . . [wrote for me as I do not know] letters . . . the most reverend . . . (Lines 203–28) (4. H.) In the presence of me, . . . . . [not] knowing [letters] . . . the most God-pleasing [Theodoros, son of Obodianos,] . . . . . (5. H.) † In the presence of me, Flavius Gessios, . . . . . for him, confirm . . . . . [and,] for the sake of [testimony,] I have subscribed . . . . . (6. H.) Paulos . . . . . not knowing [letters . . . ] Theodoros, son of Obodianos, . . . . . (7. H.) . . . [from the same?] city, being present . . . Anastasios, ordinarius . . . [not] knowing letters . . . . . for him . . . and, [for the sake of] testimony, [I have subscribed . . . ] (8. H.) † Valens . . .