A contract of sale drawn up at the agoranomos office in Pathyris, in which Psenenoupis son of Portis sells his half-aroura share of jointly held land to a young woman, Kalibis daughter of Petemarsnouphis, for one talent of bronze. The contract gives physical descriptions of both parties and the neighbouring plots, and is dated 20 November 99 BC.
In English machine translation
In the reign of Ptolemy surnamed Alexander and Berenike his sister, the Gods Philometores, year 16, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the kanephoros in office, month of Hathyr 5, at Pathyris, before Hermias, deputy of Paniskos the agoranomos.
Psenenoupis son of Portis, Persian, aged about 50, less than middle height, dark-skinned, round-faced, straight-nosed, has sold from the land belonging to him and his partners undivided, the share falling to him, 1/2 aroura.
Neighbours of the whole land: on the south, Patseous son of Phibis; on the north, his remaining land; on the east, the river; on the west, the road of the crowds; or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides.
Kalibis daughter of Petemarsnouphis, Persian woman, aged about 20, of middle height, honey-coloured, with somewhat curly (?) hair, long-faced, straight-nosed, has bought it for 1 talent of bronze money. Warrantor and guarantor of everything concerning this sale: Psenenoupis the seller, whom Kalibis the buyer accepted.
I, Hermias, have registered it.
"Persian" here is a legal-ethnic status label common in late Ptolemaic contracts, not an indication of origin. The agoranomos was a notary official who registered such private contracts.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sale of Land, at the Office of the Agoranomus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.