Sale of part of a palm grove by Herakles to his wife Beris TM 12108Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt45-46 A.D.

I, Herakles son of Panouris, acknowledge that I have sold to my wife Beris daughter of Petearpsenesis, who lives with me by written contract, from the palm garden belonging to me, 2 1/4 arouras out of 3 1/2 1/4 arouras, or however many they may be, in a single plot, held in common and undivided, in which there is a storehouse and other plants and all appurtenances, in the category of land paying one-sixth, near the village of Areos in the division of Polemon; the neighbours of the whole 3 1/2 1/4 arouras are: on the south a common entrance and exit, on the north a public field and a canal by which the garden is watered, on the west a public field and a canal, on the east plots of the sons of Philon and in part a public road. And I have received from you the whole agreed price in full, forthwith, from hand to hand out of the house, and I will guarantee the sale with every guarantee, against all public debts and all surcharges and the apomoira and the eparourion and the survey tax and the naubion and all other demands from former times up to the present sixth year and for the present sixth year itself of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, and against private claims and every encroachment for all time; on condition that the lease with prepayment of rent which he made to Besimas son of Apion shall remain valid for the same period as set by that same prepaid lease, as stated above. Heron son of Diodoros wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters. I, Beris daughter of Peterpsenesis, with my guardian, my father Peterpsenesis son of Herakleides: the sale to me has taken place as stated above. Pompeius son of Patron also called Primus wrote on their behalf because they do not know letters.