Deed of sale from Hermopolis TM 17197Hermopolis231 - 235

[Fragment A] […], son of […]mon, his mother being Thaisas, of Hermopolis, registered in the quarter of the City Fort East, […] mother […] […] I acknowledge that I have sold [Fragment B] […] […] [and the claim shall be invalid] and I, or the person [proceeding against you] on my behalf, [shall pay] in addition to you or your representatives the damages and expenses and as a penalty, as a private debt, double the price, and to the public treasury the same amount, and this sale shall nonetheless be valid, which has been written in duplicate. Whenever you wish, I shall register it to you, or to whatever names you choose, through the public bank in Hermopolis, [taking (?)] nothing from you. Having been asked whether these things have been done rightly and properly, I acknowledged it. Year […] of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander […] [… 2 lines lost …] [Fragment C] […] […] the aforewritten […] the agreement […]