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Sale of property near Herakleia to Stotoetis, priest of Soknopaios TM 11501Arsinoites163 - 164

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Fragmentary contract of sale in which a woman, descended from Herakleios son of Neilos, of the village of Neilou Polis, cedes a property near the village of Herakleia to Stotoetis son of Stotoetis, a priest of Soknopaios, for 100 silver drachmas. It dates to the fourth year of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus, in the Arsinoite nome.

In English machine translation

[…] […] […] […]s, daughter (?) of Herakleios son of Neilos son of […] from the aforesaid village of Neilou Polis […] about 38 (?) years old, with a scar on the little finger [of the left hand], to Stotoetis son of Stotoetis son of Stotoetis, [priest of the …] tribe of Soknopaios the great god, […] about […] years old, with a scar on the right wrist, that she has ceded [to him, the party making this agreement,] from the present fourth [year of Antoninus and] Verus the lords Augusti, the […] which [the party making this agreement] owns [near] the village of Herakleia, towards the hamlet […], with all the burdens attached […] of the estate, of which the neighbours are: to the south, formerly […] […] to the north, a street and in part Soteri[…]; [to the east] Dios; to the west, formerly Demetrios; […] and that the party making this agreement has received from Stotoetis the [agreed] price of 100 silver drachmas […] of all grain taxes from now on […] follows […] …

The seller's name and the object sold are lost; the restored age "38" is uncertain. "Burdens" (phortia) refers to the obligations or charges attached to the property.'

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

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 163 - 164 · Arsinoites

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