E02210: Greek deed of surety from the village of Aphrodito (Upper Egypt), mentioning a sub-deacon of a monastery of Apa *Horouonchios (martyr, S01187) as a guarantor; dated to AD 552-53.

P.Cairo Masp. 1 67094, line 18–19:

Four inhabitants of Aphrodito answer to the pagarch Julian of Antaiopolis for the person of a monk called Enoch. If they are unable, the guarantors will pay six nomismata. Belongs to the archive of Dioscoros of Aphrodito.

Πέτρος Ἀ̣π̣ο̣λλ[ῶτος, ὑ]ποδιάκ(ονος) το(ῦ) ἁγίο(υ) τόπο(υ) Ἄπα Ὡρο(υ)ωγχίο(υ) μάρτυρος,
ἐγγυο͂μα̣ι̣ [τὸ]ν προκ(είμενον)

'Petros, son of Apollos, sub-deacon of the holy topos of Apa Horouonchios, the martyr, I guarantee the aforesaid … '


Text: J. Maspero. Translation: G. Schenke.

A complete record of the text, as well as images, can be found at:

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/p.cair.masp;1;67094