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Contract of sale
Description
This papyrus contains a small fragment of a sale contract (or cession) of a house, courtyard and appurtenances.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
Translations (1)
[Aurelius A, son of B, function, of the illustrious and] most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites, [to Aurelia X, through her steward (Y son of?)] Artemidorus, from [..., acting without a guardian according to the Roman] customs on the basis of the ius liberorum, greetings. [I acknowledge having sold to you from now on forever - -] formerly belonging to Nilus [- - - now fallen to me as an ?] heir according to the laws [... house] and courtyard and appurtenances [...] according to the [... of which the adjacent properties are: to the south: ...] courtyard, to the west: [- - at the price on which we agreed for the aforementioned house and courtyard [and appurtenances being - - drachmas, which I received from you forthwith] in full [and in cash and in answer to the formal question I gave my consent. Therefore you shall possess and own with your descendants] and your successors [the house that was sold by me to you and the courtyard and] all the appurtenances and have power [over and use and control it as you wish, while there is no claim on it left whatsoever] for me or any other person on my behalf ....
Connections
Found at
Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (4)
- TM-Text 18479 primary
- APIS-Text leidenpapinst.apis.p0056 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.leid.inst;1;54 tier-1
- HGV-Text 18479 tier-1
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