Sale of one aroura of grain land at Pathyris, with sales-tax receipt TM 212Pathyris19. Sept. 100 v.Chr.

[recto, column 1] 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 basket-bearer in office, month of Thoth 3, at Pathyris, before Hermias the deputy of Paniskos, agoranomos. Patous son of Horos, Persian of the epigone, about 60 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured, straight-haired, long-faced, straight-nosed, has sold, from the undivided dry grain-bearing land belonging to him and his brothers in the sandbank of Pathyris called 'of Telon', the share falling to him, 1 aroura; neighbours of the whole land: to the south the land of Patseous son of Phibis, to the north the land of Pboukis, to the east the enclosure wall of the vineyards, to the west the royal road, or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. Pakoibis son of Patous, Persian, about 30 years old, bought it for 2 talents of bronze. Warrantor and guarantor of everything in this sale: Patous the seller, whom Pakoibis the buyer accepted. I, Hermias the deputy of Paniskos, have registered it. [recto, column 2] Year 15, Mecheir 12. Paid into the tenth of the sales tax through Paniskos the tax farmer, by Pakoibis son of Patous, for dry grain-bearing land in the sandbank of Pathyris called 'of Telon', 1 aroura, whose neighbours are stated in the preceding contract, which he bought from Patous son of Horos for 2 talents of bronze, total 2 talents; tax 1,200 drachmas. Paniskos, tax farmer: 1,360 (?) drachmas. [verso] Sale of Pakoibis with Patous. Sales […]