βασιλείας τοῦ θειοτάτο[υ] ἡμῶν δεσπότου Φλ(αουίου) Ἰουστινιανοῦ τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου καὶ̣ Αὐτοκράτορος ἔτους εἰκο[σ]τοῦ ἑβδόμο[υ] μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν Φλ(αουίου) Βασιλε[ί]ου τοῦ ἐνδοξο̣τ̣[ά]τ̣ο̣υ ἐτου δωδεκάτου Ἐπεὶφ λευτέρας [ἰν]δικτίονος.
Φλ(αουίῳ) Ἰουλιανῷ̣ τῷ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ ἀπὸ ἀρχόν̣τ̣ω̣ν̣ καὶ Μηνᾷ λαμπροτάτῳ σκρι̣νιαρίῳ καὶ παγάρχαις τῆς̣ Ἀνταιοπολιτῶ̣ν̣ δι(ὰ) ὑ(*) μῶν Φλ(αουίων) Διοσκό̣ρ̣ο̣υ̣ Ἀπολλῶτ̣ο̣ς̣ καὶ Ἀπολλῶ[τ]ος Ἰ(*) ωάννου εὐδοκιμωτάτων πρωτοκωμητῶν κώμης Ἀφροδίτης τοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἀνταιοπολίτου νομοῦ π(αρὰ) Αὐρηλίων Πεσαλ̣οῦτος Ἰ(*) σιδώρου ἐκ μητρ(ὸς) Μαρίας καὶ Μηνᾶ Ἑρμαυῶτος ἐκ μητρὸς Τσ[ώ]ν̣ης ἀπαιτητῶν τῶν λειτουργῶ̣[ν] τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης Ἀφροδίτης χαίρ(ειν).
[ὁμολο]γ̣ο[ῦ]μεν δ̣ι̣ὰ̣ ταύτης ἡμῶ̣[ν] τ̣ῆς ἐγγρά[φ]ο(υ) ἀσφαλείας [ὀ]φείλειν ὑ(*) μῖν καὶ χ[ρ]ε̣ωστ̣ε̣ῖ̣[ν] ἐν κ̣[α]θαρ[ῷ] κ̣[α]ὶ̣ ἀναμφιβόλῳ ὑ(*) πὲρ τῶν αὐτῶν [λ]ειτουργῶν \ἤτοι φυλ̣[άκ]ω̣ν/ τῆς αὐτ̣ῆ̣ς κώ[μ]ης Ἀφροδ̣ί̣τ̣η̣ς ὑ(*) πὲρ τῆς παρούσης δε[υ]τέρας ἰ(*) ν[δ(ικτίονος)] χρυσοῦ νομισμ[ά]τια δώδ̣εκα εὔσταθμα ζυγῷ δημοσίῳ, γί(νεται) χρ(υσοῦ) νο(μισμάτια) ιβ εὔσταθμ(α) ζυγ(ῷ) δημοσ[(ίῳ),] καὶ ταῦτα ἑτοίμως ἔχομεν παρασχε̣ῖν ὑ(*) μῖν ἐν τρισὶ καταβολαῖς τοῦ δημοσίου ἑκάστης κ[α]ταβολῆς χ̣ρ[υ]σ̣ο̣ῦ νομισ̣μ̣ά̣τ̣ι̣α̣ τέσσαρα εὔσταθμα καθὼς εἴρηται δίχα τινὸς ἀντιλογίας καὶ ὑπερ̣θεω̣ς (*) ἐπάνα[γ]κες παντοίας \ἡμῶν/ ⟦υ̣μ̣⟧ εὐπορίας κατεχομένης ὑ(*) φʼ ὑ(*) μῶν ἄχρι ἀπ[ο]δόσ[ε]ως (*) καὶ συμπληρ̣ώ̣σεω̣ς παντὸς τοῦ εἰρημένου χρυσίου κα̣ὶ̣ ἐπ[ε]ρ̣ωτηθ[έν]τ̣ες ὡμολογήσαμ[ε]ν δη[λον]ότι ἐξ̣ ἀλληλ̣εγγύη\ς/ καὶ ἀλληλανά̣δ̣οχο̣ι κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ὑ(*) πὲρ ἀλλ[ή]λ̣ων ἀ̣[να]δεχομέν̣ω̣ν̣ (καὶ(?)) ὑ(*) πε̣θ̣έ̣[μ]ε̣θ̣α \ὑμῖν/ ⟦καὶ⟧ ἐνεχύ̣ρ̣ο̣υ̣ λόγῳ κ(αὶ) ὑ(*) πο[θ]ήκης [δ]ι̣καίῳ πά[ν]τα τὰ ὑ(*) πάρχοντα \ἡμῖν/ καὶ ὑπά̣ρξοντα γενικῶς καὶ ἰ(*) δικ̣[ῶς] ε̣ἰ̣ς̣ τ̣[ὰ π]ρ̣ο̣- κε̣ί̣μενα οἱῳδήποτε ὀφιλήματι (*) μέχρι ἐπιλύσεως το̣(ῦ) προκ(ειμένου) χρυσ̣ί̣[ου τ]ῶ̣ν̣ αὐτῶν δώδεκα εὔστ(ά)θ(μων) δημοσ(ίῳ) ζυγῷ νομισμάτων καὶ ἐπὶ το(ύ)τῳ κ(αὶ) π̣ᾶ̣σ̣ι̣ ἐ̣π̣- ερωτηθ(έντες) ὡμολογήσαμεν. (hand 2) ⳨ π(αρὰ) Αὐρηλίων Πισαλ̣οῦτος Ἰ(*) σ[ι]δώρου καὶ Μηνᾶ Ἑρμ̣αυῶτος ὡ̣ς̣ πρόκ(ειται) [σ]υ̣μ̣φ̣ω̣ν̣ε̣[ῖ] πάντα ὡς πρόκ(ειται).
† ((unintelligible)) Αὐρήλιος Ψάϊ(*) ς Βίκτορ̣ος ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν γράματα (*) μὴ εἰδότων. † (hand 3) ⳨ Βίκτ[ωρ] Φοιβάμμων[ος] πρεσβ(ύτερος) μαρτυρῶ τῇ ὀφιλῇ (*) ἀκούσας πα[ρ]ὰ̣ τ̣ῶ̣ν̣ θ̣ε̣μένων. ⳨ (hand 4) Φλ[αούιος(?)] Β̣ι̣κ̣τορος (*) μαρτ[υ]ρῶ τῇ ὠφειλῇ (*) ἀκούσας παρὰ̣ τῶν θεμένων. ⳨ (hand 5?) †̣ διʼ ἐμοῦ Πιλάτου ν̣ομι̣κ̣[(οῦ)] ἐγ[ρ]άφ[η].
(hand 6?) † γραμμ ̣ ̣ ̣ ( ) π(αρὰ) Π̣[ισαλοῦτος Ἰσ]ιδώρ(ου) κ(αὶ) Μηνᾶ Ἑ̣ρ̣[μα]υ̣ῶτ[(ος)] χρ(υσοῦ) νο(μισμάτων) ιβ εὐστ(ά)θμων δ̣η̣[μ(οσίῳ)].
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Of the kingdom of our most divine lord Flavius Justinian, the eternal Augustus and Emperor, in the year of the 27th, after the consulship of Flavius Basil, the most glorious, in the 12th year, in the second indiction.
To Flavius Julian, the most magnificent, from the rulers and the most illustrious Menas, the most splendid scrinarius and the pagarchs of the Antiochians, through us, Flavius Dioscorus, Apollotus, and Apollos, the most esteemed first village leaders of the village of Aphrodite, of the same Antiochian law, from Aurelius Pesalotus, son of Isidorus, from the mother Maria, and Menas Hermauotes, from the mother Tsonis, of the petitioners of the functions of the same village of Aphrodite, greetings.
We acknowledge that through this our written document, we owe you and must pay in a pure and unquestionable manner concerning the same functions or guardians of the same village of Aphrodite, concerning the present second indiction, twelve gold coins, of equal weight in the public scale, it is made of gold coins, twelve equal weights in the public scale, and we are ready to provide you in three payments of the public, each payment of four gold coins, as stated without any contradiction and concerning the supervening necessities of our prosperity held by you until the payment and completion of all the aforementioned gold and having been asked, we have acknowledged that it is from mutual guarantees and mutual obligations and concerning each other’s obligations (and?) we have pledged to you and have given a pledge in a just manner all that is ours and will generally exist and justly into any debt until the resolution of the aforementioned gold of the same twelve equal weights in the public scale of coins and upon this and all, we have acknowledged.
(hand 2) From Aurelius Pesalotus, son of Isidorus, and Menas Hermauotes, as it is stated, all as it is stated.
(unintelligible) Aurelius Psaius Victor, having been honored, I wrote on their behalf letters of those who do not know.
(hand 3) Victor Phoibammon, elder, I testify to the debt, having heard from those present.
(hand 4) Flavius Victor, I testify to the debt, having heard from those present.
(hand 5?) Through me, Pilatus, the legal document was written.
(hand 6?) Written by Pesalotus, son of Isidorus, and Menas Hermauotes, of gold coins, twelve equal weights in the public scale.
† βασιλείας τοῦ θειοτάτο[υ] ἡμῶν δεσπότου Φλ(αουίου) Ἰουστινιανοῦ τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου καὶ Αὐτοκράτορος ἔτους εἰκο[σ]τοῦ ἑβδόμο[υ] μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν Φλ(αουίου) Βασιλε[ί]ου τοῦ ἐνδοξοτάτου ἔτου[ς] δωδεκάτου Ἐπεὶφ λ δευτέρας [ἰν]δικτίονος.
Φλ(αουίῳ) Ἰουλιανῷ τῷ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτῳ ἀπὸ ἀρχόντων καὶ Μηνᾷ λαμπροτάτῳ σκριναρίῳ καὶ παγάρχαις τῆς Ἀνταιοπολιτῶν διὰ ὑμῶν Φλ(αουίων) Διοσκόρου Ἀπολλῶτος καὶ Ἀπολλῶτος Ἰωάννου εὐδοκιμωτάτων πρωτοκωμητῶν κώμης Ἀφροδίτης τοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἀνταιοπολίτου νομοῦ π(αρὰ) Αὐρηλίων Πεσαλοῦτος Ἰσιδώρου ἐκ μητρ(ὸς) Μαρίας καὶ Μηνᾶ Ἑρμαυῶτος ἐκ μητρὸς Τσώνης ἀπαιτητῶν τῶν λειτουργῶν τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης Ἀφροδίτης χαίρειν.
[ὁμολο]γοῦμεν διὰ ταύτης ἡμῶν τῆς ἐγγράφου ἀσφαλείας [ὀ]φείλειν ὑμῖν καὶ χρεωστεῖν ἐν καθαρῷ καὶ ἀναμφιβόλῳ ὑπὲρ τῶν αὐτῶν λειτουργῶν ἤτοι φυλάκων τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης Ἀφροδίτης ὑπὲρ τῆς παρούσης δευτέρας ἰνδικτίονος χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δώδεκα εὔσταθμα ζυγῷ δημοσίῳ, γί(νεται) χρ(υσοῦ) νο(μισμάτια) ιβ εὔσταθμ(α) ζυγ(ῷ) δημοσ(ίῳ), καὶ ταῦτα ἑτοίμως ἔχομεν παρασχεῖν ὑμῖν ἐν τρισὶ καταβολαῖς τοῦ δημοσίου ἑκάστης καταβολῆς χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια τέσσαρα εὔσταθμα καθὼς εἴρηται δίχα τινὸς ἀντιλογίας καὶ ὑπερθέσεως ἐπάναγκες παντοίας ἡμῶν εὐπορίας κατεχομένης ὑφʼ ὑμῶν ἄχρι ἀποδόσεως καὶ συμπληρώσεως παντὸς τοῦ εἰρημένου χρυσίου καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν δηλονότη ἐξ ἀλληλεγγύης καὶ ἀλληλαναδόχοι καὶ ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων ἀναδεχομένων καὶ ὑπεθέμεθα ὑμῖν ἐνεχύρου λόγῳ καὶ ὑποθήκης δικαίῳ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα ἡμῖν καὶ ὑπάρξοντα γενικῶς καὶ ἰδικῶς εἰς τὰ προκείμενα οἱῳδήποτε ὀφειλήματι μέχρι ἐπιλύσεως τοῦ προκειμένου χρυσίου τῶν αὐτῶν δώδεκα εὐστάθμων δημοσίῳ ζυγῷ νομισμάτων καὶ ἐπὶ τούτῳ καὶ πᾶσι ἐπερωτηθέντες ὡμολογήσαμεν.
† διʼ ἐμοῦ Πιλάτου νομικοῦ ἐγράφη.
Fl(avius) Iustinianus Augustus, Fl(avius) Basilius, Fl(avius) Iulianus, Fl(avii) Dioscorus Apollos, Apollos Ioannes, Aurelii Pesaloutos Isidorus, Menas Hermautos, Victor Phoibammon presbyter, Flavius Victor, Pilatus nomicus.
† In the reign of our most divine lord Flavius Justinian, eternal Augustus and Emperor, in the twenty-seventh year after the consulship of the most glorious Flavius Basilius, in the twelfth year, on the 30th of Epeiph, second indiction.
To Flavius Julianus, most magnificent, from the magistrates, and to Menas, most illustrious scriniarius, and to the pagarchs of the Antaiopolite nome, through you, Flavii Dioscorus Apollos and Apollos Ioannes, most esteemed protokometai of the village Aphrodite of the same Antaiopolite nome, from Aurelii Pesaloutos Isidorus, son of Maria, and Menas Hermautos, son of Tsone, collectors of the liturgies of the same village Aphrodite, greetings.
We acknowledge by this written security that we owe and are indebted to you clearly and without dispute, on behalf of the same liturgists, that is, the guards of the same village Aphrodite, for the present second indiction, twelve gold solidi of full weight according to the public standard, total twelve gold solidi of full weight according to the public standard, and we are ready to deliver these to you in three installments to the treasury, each installment consisting of four gold solidi of full weight, as stated, without any objection or delay, with all our property held by you as security until the repayment and completion of the entire aforementioned gold sum. Being questioned, we have agreed explicitly to be jointly and mutually responsible for each other, and we have pledged to you as security and lawful mortgage all our present and future possessions, generally and specifically, for the aforementioned debt until the full payment of the said twelve gold solidi of full weight according to the public standard. Upon this and all points, being questioned, we have agreed.
† Written through me, Pilatus, the lawyer.