Greek subscriptions to a Demotic sale contract in which Thermouthis, daughter of Marepsemis, sells to her elder son Eutychos her half share in a ground-floor room and a rooftop bedroom of a house in Tebtynis. Her younger son Eutychos the third acts as her guardian and writes for her since she is illiterate; the buyer acknowledges the sale. Dated 28 August AD 30.
In English machine translation
Year … , Mesore, intercalary day 5.
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I, Thermouthis daughter of Marepsemis, my mother being Demarion, with my guardian, her (sic) son Eutychos the third, son of Eutychos, acknowledge that I have sold to my elder son Eutychos son of Eutychos the half share belonging to me of a maternal house, one ground-floor room, and on the roof another half share of a bedroom called adorotos (?), and all appurtenances, in Tebtynis, with entrances and exits; the neighbours of the whole house are: on the south, the house and courtyard of Petenephies son of Orseus son of Acheus; on the north, the house and courtyard of Kames and others; on the west, the royal street; on the east, the plots of the sons of Nephies. For these we have received from Eutychos the elder the agreed and fixed price in full, by hand from the house, and we will guarantee the sale with every guarantee against public and private claims and of every kind, as aforesaid. I, Eutychos the third, son of Eutychos, have written on behalf of my mother, who does not know letters, and I have signed as her guardian.
I, Eutychos the elder, son of Eutychos: the sale has been made to me as aforesaid.
The main contract, in Demotic, is not included here; only the Greek date line and subscriptions are translated. The meaning of the room name 'adorotos' is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Demotic Contract for the Sale of Part of Two Rooms, with Greek Subscriptions). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.