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APIS Translation (English)

(Lines 1–24) . . . . . most honorable . . . . . household slave . . . . . ignorance . . . . . memorandum . . . . . to be satisfied .. . . . heir . . . . . blood . . . . . from the common . . . . . to be found with . . . . . they take care of . . . . . his heir . . . . . above-written . . . . . required . . . . . most illustrious . . . . . additional (or: temporary) . . . . . which take place . . . . . with . . . . . from the above-said . . . . . owe (or: debt) . . . . . be valid . . . . . both . . . . . and the memorandum . . . . . provide for . . . . . written . . . . . and everything . . . (Lines 26–34) (2. H.) [I, Theodoros, son of Obodianos,] deacon, . . . . . agreement . . . . . [Isakios,] son of Elias, . . . . . written . . . . . cloth . . . . . slave . . . . . sale by . . . . . to be satisfied .. . (Lines 35–68) (3. H.) [I, Flavius Isakios, son of Elias,] have made this memorandum . . . . . my . . . . . heir(s) . . . . . four hundred sixty . . . . . ninth (?) . . . . . them . . . . . the said archdeacon . . . . . Alpheios’ slaves (or: the slaves, Alpheios) . . . . . that I have agreed together with . . . . . with voluntary . . . . . hand over to me on account of . . . . . gold coins . . . . . and that you have . . . . . (to?) the said Alpheios . . . . . as much as is left . . . . . half share each . . . . . with the young slave of the said . . . . . the sale made to you by . . . . . Alpheios and after the . . . about twenty . . . . . the same slave of Alpheios (or: the same slave Alpheios) . . . . . and be satisfied with this . . . . . my heirs and successors . . . . . I have mortgaged all my [present and future belongings and] . . . . . having asked the formal question and been [asked] in return . . . . . [I have agreed to everything as has been] written above accordingly . . . (Lines 69–71) (4. H.) [I, N, from this] city, have been present [at the drawing up of this memorandum] . . . (Lines 72–74) (5. H.) . . . . . between Theodoros, son of Obodianos, [archdeacon, and] . . . . . and, for the sake of testimony, [I have subscribed.] (Lines 74–76) (6. H.) . . . . . [between Theodoros,] son of Obodianos, archdeacon [and] . . . (Lines 77–80) (7. H.) . . . . . between [Theodoros, son of Obodianos, archdeacon and] . . . . . military unit . . . . . [and, for the sake of testimony, I have subscribed.] (Lines 80–82) (8. H.) [I, N, . . .,] have been present [at the drawing up of this memorandum] . . . . . Isakios, son of Elias . . . (Lines 83–85) (9. H.) [I, N, . . ., have been present at the drawing up of this] memorandum . . . . . and, [for the sake of testimony, I have subscribed.] (Line 86) (10. H.) [I, N, notary,] have completed.