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bgu.16.2589 6. Aug. 28 v.Chr.Techtho (Herakleopolites)

Declaration on Oath via HGV-meta

Oath of cession of 10 arouras in the plain of Ponchees. A sworn declaration by Soterichos son of Aphrodisios of the village of Techtho, ceding 10 arouras of land in the plain of Ponchees to Herakleios son of Herakleides and promising that neither he nor his sons will make claims against it. It was sworn by Octavian (Caesar) on 6 August 28 BC in the Herakleopolite nome. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[… ? lines lost …] […]…[…]…[…] […]Τεχθω ε δ. Σωτήριχος Ἀφροδισίου τῶν ἀπὸ κώμης Τεχθωι ὀμνύω Καίσαρα Αὐτοκράτορα Θεοῦ Υἱὸν ἦ μὴν ἐξίστασθαι Ἡρακλείωι Ἡρακλείδου τῶν ἐν τῶι Πογχήους πεδίῳ ὑπαρχουσῶν μοι εἰς Ἡρώδην Ἡρώδου ἀρουρῶν δέκα καὶ μήτε ἐπελεύσεσθαι μηδὲ μηδένα τῶν υἱῶν μου μηδʼ ἄλλον ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν μηδένα ἢ ἐκστήσω τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀναλώμασι. εὐορκοῦντι μέν μοι εὖ εἴη ἐφιορκοῦντι δὲ τὰ ἐναντία. ἔτους β Καίσαρος Μεσορὴ ιβ

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[… ? lines lost …] […] … […] … […] […] Techtho 5 4 (?). I, Soterichos son of Aphrodisios, of those from the village of Techtho, swear by Caesar Imperator, son of the God, that truly I cede to Herakleios son of Herakleides the 10 arouras in the plain of Ponchees belonging to me through (?) Herodes son of Herodes, and that neither I shall proceed against him nor any of my sons nor anyone else on our behalf, or else I shall clear (the title) at my own expense. If I keep my oath, may it be well with me; if I swear falsely, the opposite. Year 2 of Caesar, Mesore 12.

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Found at Techtho (Herakleopolites)

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