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(It was) the year 449, the month Second New-year, the day Din, when
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(this) loan-contract was written here in the district of Samingan, at Marogan,
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the market of the khars of Rob, with the cognizance of the god Ram-set, the granter of favours (and) granter of wishes,
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the wonderful, whose worship (and) seat are here at Marogan, at the market,
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with the cognizance of Zhun-lad Shaburan, the tapaghlïgh iltäbir of the qaghan prosperous in glory, khar of Rob, (and) in the presence of the tarkhan, the son of Khusaru the tarkhan,
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and in the presence of Deb-raz, senior overseer of the market of the khars of Rob, and also in the presence of the
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other freemen who were present there amongst (them) and (who)
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bear witness concerning this matter. Now: there has now been received by me, Deb son of Yalgan, a native of Tarmid,
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from the fortress, we (sic!) whose house they call Horigan, and (who) am now
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present here in the district of Samingan, and by me, Wiraz-finz wife of Deb, and our
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brothers (and) sons, from you, Khudew-mareg, and from you, Wisburg-mareg, with (your)
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brothers, the sons of Hinsar, and from your (pl.) brothers, sons (and) descendants,
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[forty] good, locally current Persian silver dirhams of (king) Kawad (as) a loan with interest. Then
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we shall give each month two Persian (dirhams) of (king) Kawad (as) interest. And if by you, Khudew-
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mareg, and the members of your household, your own dirhams shall be needed, so that
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it is no more convenient to leave (them) at interest, then give (sg.) notice to us, the declarants, by one month
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before, (and) then we shall give (you) the forty (dirhams) of (king) Kawad with the accrued interest in full at the (proper) time.
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If we cannot give (it to you), then you (sg.) have the right—you, Khudew-mareg, and
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your brothers (and) sons—to fix a nonrefundable penalty of (property) inside (or) outside the house, (payable) by us, the declarants personally, to fix such a penalty of cattle (or) sl[aves . . .] which
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may amount to (a rate of) two (to) one, and to impose (it) on us, the declarants ourselves, [regardless of] protests, towards (your) own
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dues. Then, in settlement of the penalty, (it is to be) exacted (and handed over) without protest to your (sg.) own
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collector of dues until (the time) when
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you (pl.) may obtain in full the dirhams described herein—the interest together with the capital—so that
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we shall not have (any) right to make a deduction from the penalty, nor to complain, nor
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to invoke the law, nor to give a superordinate loan-contract (or) oath. And
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if we complain about the penalty, or falsely
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act otherwise than (according to our) own guarantee, then we shall pay a fine to the judge,
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to the treasury, of eighty Persian dirhams, and also
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we shall pay eighty Persian (dirhams) to the opposite party. And this loan-contract
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is written . . . Whoever
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may produce it, then may it be (considered) valid (and) authoritative for everyone.
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Deb-raz |
The khar of Rob |
The khar of Rob |
The g[od Ram-set] |
Del (sic) (and) Wiraz-finz |
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(It was) the year 449, [the month] Second New-year, the day Din, when (this) loan-contract was written
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here in [the district of Samingan, at] Marogan, the market of the khars of Rob, with the cognizance
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of the god Ram-[set, the granter of favours (and) granter] of wishes, the wonderful, whose worship (and) seat
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[are] here at Mar[ogan, at the market, with the cognizance of Zhun-lad Shaburan,
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[the tapaghlïgh iltäbir of the qaghan] prosperous in glory, khar of Rob, and in the presence of the tarkhan, [the son of] Khusa[ru the tarkhan,
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and in the presence of Deb-raz], senior overseer of the market of the khars of Rob, and [also
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in the presence of the other freemen who] were [present there amongst them] and (who) [bear witness] concerning this matter.
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[Now: there has now been received by me, Deb son of Yalgan], inhabitant of Tarmid, from the fortress, [I whose house they call Horigan, and by me Wiraz-finz],
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wife [of Deb, I] whose [house they call . . .] . . .