Sale of a share of a pastophorion in the temple at Pathyris TM 115Pathyris1. Febr. 98 v.Chr.

In the reign of Ptolemy surnamed Alexander and Berenike his sister, gods Philometores, year 16, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the kanephoros in office, month Tybi 18, at Pathyris, before Hermias the deputy of Paniskos, agoranomos. Nechoutes son of Schotes son of Phimenis, priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, about 55 years old, of medium height or less, honey-coloured, long-faced, straight-nosed, slightly frowning (?), and Petearsoeris son of Schotes, of the same priests, about 50 years old, of medium height or less, honey-coloured, long-faced, straight-nosed, slightly frowning (?), have sold, out of the pastophorion belonging to them and their brothers, built, roofed and fitted with doors, in the southern part of the temple at Pathyris within the enclosure wall, the fourth share falling to them; its neighbours: to the south the enclosure wall of the temple, to the north the pastophorion of Patseous son of Phibis and an entrance, to the east a dromos, to the west the pastophorion of Petearsemtheus son of Zminis, or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. Pakoibis son of Patous, about 30 years old, bought it for 3,000 bronze drachmas. Vendors and guarantors of everything concerning this sale: Nechoutes and his companion, the sellers, whom Pakoibis the buyer accepted. I, Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, have registered it. Year 16, Tybi 30. Paid to the bank at Krokodilopolis, of which Pankrates is in charge, for the tenth-part sales tax, through Apollonios the tax farmer, by Pakoibis son of Patous, for a pastophorion within the enclosure wall, the fourth share falling to him, whose neighbours have been declared, which he bought from Nechoutes son of Schotes, priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, for 3,000 bronze drachmas: tax 300. Pankrates.