Sale of three parcels of grain land at Pathyris TM 16Pathyris22. Mai 99 v.Chr.

In the reign of Ptolemy surnamed Alexander and Berenike his sister, gods Philometores, year 15, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the kanephoros in office, month of Pachon 8, at Pathyris, before Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, agoranomos. Pates son of Poeris, Persian of the epigone, aged about 45, of medium height, honey-coloured, straight-haired, long-faced, straight-nosed, with a scar on the forehead at the right, has sold the dry grain-bearing land belonging to him, undivided, which is in the northern plain of Pathyris, of three parcels, which he himself bought from Panas son of Pates: of one, the neighbours are on the south the land of Patephis son of Pemsais, on the north the land of Pakoibis held by the sons of Phibis son of Panechates, on the east the royal road, on the west the land of Psemmonthes son of Panechates; of another, called Phamounis, on the south the land of Pathotes son of Patous, on the north the land of Patseous son of Phibis, on the east the river, on the west the land called Haroeris, with a road between; of another, called Choma, the neighbours are on the south the land of Onnophris son of Imouthes, held by Petosiris the priest and Eunous son of Patseous, on the north the land of Chenaibis son of Portis, on the east the canal called Telon's, on the west the desert, or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. Horos son of Nechoutes, aged about 50, bought it for 4 talents of bronze. Guarantor of all the terms of this sale: Pates the seller, whom Horos the buyer accepted. I, Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, have registered it.