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Cession of a share in a lease of temple grain land TM 114Pathyris4. Nov. 100 v.Chr.

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A notarial contract from Pathyris in which Psenenoupis son of Portis cedes to Harsiesis, a priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, his share of a ten-year lease of temple grain land for the remaining four years, in return for 2 talents 3,300 bronze drachmas. It was registered by Hermias for the notary Paniskos in 100 BC.

In English machine translation

Year 15, Phaophi 19. Psenenoupis son of Portis, Persian, about 55 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured complexion, straight-haired, long-faced, straight-nosed, with protruding ears, acknowledges to Harsiesis son of Schotes, priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, that he has ceded to the same Harsiesis the share falling to him of the grain-bearing land called Nechtharauti of the great god, which he leased together with Pakoibis son of Schotes and the partners from the priests for ten years, for the remaining years left to him, four others, to complete five years, so that he may farm the land of which they made the lease from the aforesaid year; and that he has been satisfied by him with the agreed price of 2 talents 3,300 drachmas of bronze; and that neither Psenenoupis himself nor anyone else on his behalf will proceed against Harsiesis concerning the declared share of land in any way. Otherwise, let him pay to Harsiesis forthwith a penalty of 5 talents of bronze and to the sovereigns 100 drachmas of coined silver as a sacred fine, and the agreed terms shall be no less valid. I, Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, have registered it.

"Persian" here is a conventional legal status designation rather than an ethnic origin. The physical description of the party is a standard identification feature of Ptolemaic contracts.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

p.grenf.2.33

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 4. Nov. 100 v.Chr. · Pathyris

ἔτους ιε Φαῶφι ιθ. ὁμολογεῖ Ψενενοῦπις Πόρτιτος Πέρσης ὡς ἐτῶν νε μέσος μελίχρως τετανὸς μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύριν ὦτα ἀφεστηκότα Ἁρσιήσει Σχώτου ἱερεῖ Σούχου καὶ Ἀφροδίτης, παρακεχωρηκέναι αὐτῶι Ἁρσιήσει τὸ ἐπιβάλλον αὐτῷ μέρος ἧς ἐμισθώσατο σὺν Πακοίβι Σχώτου καὶ τοῖς μετόχοις γῆς …