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(It was) the year 440, the month Sabul, when I wrote
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(this) contract of undertaking here in Sozargan, in Kalf, in
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the city which they call Stof, in the presence of the god Wakhsh, the
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king of gods, whom they worship in Stof, and in the presence of Zhulad,
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khar of Pidud, and also in the presence of the other freemen
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who have placed (their) seals upon (this) contract of undertaking. Now:
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I, Yobig, inhabitant of Astof, whose house they call Yobigan,
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servant of the khar of Pidud, and my brothers (and) sons, had a quarrel, in
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the following circumstances, that I, Yobig, quarreled with you,
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Bramarz, in such a way that (your) brother struck me with a sword.
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So we—you, Bramarz, together with me, Yobig—
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have agreed legally, and I have given you an undertaking—I, Yobig, and
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my brothers (and) sons—to you, Bramarz.
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So (neither) I, Yobig myself, nor my brothers,
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nor my sons, will quarrel (any) more with you, Bramarz. If I should quarrel—[I, Yobig] myself,
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or my brothers (or) sons—with [you, Bramarz, then my]
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claim (and) argument shall not be valid in court,
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and also I shall pay a fine to the treasury of Gozgan
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of fifty dinars of struck gold, and
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we shall pay fifty dinars to you, Bramarz. And after the fine has been paid,
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[may] this contract of undertaking [be] (considered) good (and) valid,
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as (it) is written herein.
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(It was) the year 440, the month Sabul, when (this) contract of undertaking was written
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here in Sozargan, in Kalf, in the city which they call Astof,
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in the presence of the god Wakhsh, the king of gods, whom they worship in Stof, and in the presence of
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Zhulad, khar of Pyud, and also in the presence of the other freemen who
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have sealed (this) contract of undertaking. Now: I, Yobig, inhabitant of Astof, whose
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house they call Yogan, servant of Zhulad, khar of Pyud, had a quarrel with you, Bramarz.
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(I) quarrelled (with) you in this way, that I struck (your) brother with a sword,
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and you, Bramarz, outlawed me. So we ourselves have made a pact
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and we have agreed legally, and I have given you an undertaking—I, Yobig—
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to you, Bramarz son of Laguk, that in respect of this quarrel which I, Yobig,
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had with you, Bramarz, (when) (your) brother struck me with a sword,
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we will not quarrel (any) more, neither I, Yobig myself, nor my brothers (and) sons,
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nor my own (household and) family, nor my (fellow-)citizens.
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If I should quarrel—I, Yobig myself, or my brothers, or
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my sons, or my own (household and) family, or the citizens,
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or the men of the district—then my claim (and) argument shall not be valid in court,
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and also I shall pay a fine—I, Yobig myself,
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and my brothers (and) sons— to the treasury of the lords of Gozgan
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of fifty dinars of struck gold, and we shall pay fifty dinars to
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you, Bramarz. And after the fine has been paid, may this
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sealed document, (this) contract of undertaking be (considered) good and valid,
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as (it) is written herein.