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(It was) the year 503, the month Ab, the day Shtad, when this document, (this) familial contract, was written
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here in that fortress whose name is Bekustey, at the court of Mir-ziniy, lord of Khesh (under?) the prince of Khorasan. Moreover: I, Yolmard son of Morspan, have now given
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my own wife, whose name (is) Naz, the daughter of Sag, and (my) (eldest?) son, whose name (is) Biyarzin, and also
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(his) brothers, to you, Morspan son of Arwastam, that (you may) keep (them) in (your) house with free feet and with free hands and assign (to them) duties suitable for free persons, as
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it is the custom in the district of Khesh. But now: I have guaranteed — I, Mospan — to you, Yolmard, and to
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you, Biyarzin, and (your) descendants, that I (will) keep you, Naz, and (you),
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Biyarzin, as it is the custom (to keep) a free woman and a free man, and I am not authorized —
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(neither) I, Mospan, nor my (other) descendants — that I may beat Naz like a slave-girl or (that I may beat)
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you, Biyarzin, and (your) brothers or descendants, like slave-girls and like slaves,
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or (that) I may assign (to you) duties suitable for slave-girls and [for] slaves, or do (any) wrong or unlawful act (to you),
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which it is not the custom (to do) to a free man. Then (= in the case that I do so) you are authorized — you, Biyarzin, and (your)
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brothers — that you may go away from my house. But now: I have guaranteed — I, Naz, and I,
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Biyarzin, and my brothers and descendants — to you, Morspan, and (your)
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descendants — (we) who now are present in your house and (who) serve you, Morspan, (as our)
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master, as it is the custom (for) a free woman and a free man (to do), and we are not authorized that
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we should go (away) from your house to another person, nor make another (person our) master. Then (= in the case that we do so) you are authorized —
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you, Morspan — that you may beat me, Biyarzin, and (my) brothers or descendants,
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like slave-girls and like slaves, (and you may do to me any wrong or) unlawful act, and I shall bear the unlawful act. But now:
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With regard to this family contract, (there are) the witness Baktir (and) the witness Weshkhal, the son(s) of Strodas,
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the witness Mitiy son of Waran, the witness Mirug son of Husam, (and) the witness Wesh
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son of Aktiy. Moreover: I have guaranteed — I, Yolmard, and I, Biyarzin, and my
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brothers, sons (and) descendants — if either my brother(?)-in-law the priest, whose name (is) Or[. . .],
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(or my) mother-in-law, whose name (is) Bamsuman, or Naz's (other) brother(s) (and) (their?) descendants,
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should produce a marriage contract or a deed of assent against(?) me, Yolmard, or against(?) my brothers, sons (and) descendants, then I will guarantee — I, Biyarzin, and (my) brothers —
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that you Morspan, are authorized that you may beat us like slave-girls and like slaves.
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And this familial contract (has been sealed) by me, Yolmard, and by me, Biyarzin, each with (his)
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own fingernail. So may it be (considered) good (and) valid as (it) is written herein. And
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it was written by me, Bredag the scribe, by order of Oz the chief scribe.