cde.86.252
[… ? lines lost …] […] οἰκίας …υ… κατα[…] […] τῆς τιμῆς ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς […] […] -κοντα δύο, ἐνοικήσω δὲ […] […]…ώσω καθὼς πρόκειται. […]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 140734
End of a contract concerning the rent or sale of a house TM 140734Kellis (Oasis Magna)1. Hälfte (?) II
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A small fragment from the end of a contract, apparently concerning the sale or rent of a house, mentioning a price in silver drachmas and the party's undertaking to reside in it. It comes from Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis and dates probably to the first half of the 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
[…]
[…] of the house […] […]
[…] of the price, in silver [drachmas] […]
[…] -ty-two, and I shall reside […]
[…] I shall […] as stated above. […]
Whether the contract is a sale or a lease is uncertain; the phrase "I shall reside" may point to an arrangement in which the seller or borrower continues living in the house.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as End of a contract concerning the rent/sale of a house (?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.