Declaration of death
The papyrus contains the main body of the declaration by Thenmesoeris of the death of her son Pnepheros, the signatures of herself and her kurios, and the oath.
One text, 3 sources · Trismegistos-Text 12738
Declaration of the death of Pnepheros by his mother Thenmesoeris TM 12738PhiladelphiaA.D. 129
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A declaration of death submitted to Herminos, royal scribe of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, by Thenmesoeris, acting with her kinsman Petearmouthis as guardian. She reports that her son Pnepheros, registered at Philadelphia, died in Phaophi of Hadrian's 14th year and asks that his name be entered among the dead. It is dated 9 November 129 and sworn by the emperor.
In English machine translation
[a]
To Herminos, royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, Herakleides division,
from Thenmesoeris daughter of Psenosiris, with her guardian, her kinsman Petearmouthis son of Petarmouthis.
My son Pnepheros son of Petesouchos son of Psenethauses, a minor (?) registered at the village of Philadelphia, died in the month of Phaophi of the present 14th year of Hadrian Caesar the lord. Therefore I ask that he be entered in the list of the dead.
Thenmesoeris, aged 30, without distinguishing marks.
Petearmouthis, aged 3[.], without distinguishing marks.
I swear by Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus that what is written is true …
Year 14 of Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, Hathyr 13.
The abbreviation read as aphēlix suggests the son was a minor, probably below the age for poll tax. A near-identical copy of this declaration survives as P.Phil. 6.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Déclaration de décès). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Declaration of death
The text of this papyrus is identical to P.Phil.6, but for a few unimportant variants.
c.pap.gr.2.1.32a
[a] Ἑρμίνῳ βασιλικῷ γραμματεῖ Ἀρσινοίτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος, παρὰ Θενμεσοήρεως τῆς Ψενοσίρεως μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ συνγενοῦς Πετεαρμούθου τοῦ Πεταρμούθου. ὁ υἱός μου Πνεφερῶς Πετεσούχου τοῦ Ψενεθαύσηος ἀφῆλιξ ἀναγεγραμμένος ἐπὶ κώμης Φιλαδελφίας ἐτελεύτησεν τῶι Φαῶφι μηνὶ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτο…