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Cession of 9 1/2 arouras of cleruchic land near Phys TM 22300Peenamis (Herakleopolites)4. März 227

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A contract of cession (sale) of 9 1/2 arouras of cleruchic land near the village of Phys, made by Aurelius Sarapammon of Herakleopolis to Aurelia Pammes, acting with her husband as guardian, for 600 silver drachmas. It was registered through the record office of Middle Peenamis in the Herakleopolite nome in AD 227.

In English machine translation

Year six of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, in the time of the priests in office in Alexandria and of the other officials customarily recorded, in the month Artemisios, Phamenoth eighth, through the supervisors of the agoranomia of the districts of Middle Peenamis in the Herakleopolite nome. Aurelius Sarapammon son of Herakleios, his mother being Tastarous, from Herakleopolis, landowner in the village of Kerkyto, acknowledges that he has ceded to Aurelia Pammes daughter of Panechotes, her mother being Aynchis, from the village of Thmoinotheo, aged 38, of fair complexion, with as guardian her husband Aurelius Peteamounis son of Ammenneus, his mother being […], aged about 48, with a scar on the right hand, the 9 1/2 arouras belonging to him near the village of Phys from the kleros of Ammon, whose neighbours, as they themselves declared, are: to the south […] and others; to the north and east and west […] son of Theon […]; and near Thmoinothis from the kleros of […] arouras […] the son of Theon and others; to the north […] unproductive land; to the west […] former exegetes […] at the price agreed between them, which is 600 drachmas of imperial silver coin. The seller further acknowledges that he has received these in full from the buyer, from hand to hand out of the house, and he will guarantee the land free from other sales or other transactions and from anyone who will make a claim or lay hold of it, from now for all time, and he will guarantee it with every guarantee; and if he transgresses he shall be liable to the penalty fixed against those who violate contracts, and the agreed terms shall nonetheless remain valid. The registration was completed at their risk of primary execution […]. Being asked whether this has been done rightly and properly, they acknowledged it. The agreement is valid. Aurelius […] to Aurelia Pammes the […] […] I will guarantee […] To Aurelia Pammes […] Aurelius […] the […] now […] Aurelius […] Year 6 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus […] Aurelius […]

Catoecic or cleruchic land was formally 'ceded' (parachoresis) rather than sold outright, though in practice this functioned as a sale. The double date pairs the Macedonian month Artemisios with the Egyptian Phamenoth.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 4. März 227 · Peenamis (Herakleopolites)

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