Declaration to the property record office of an inherited share of a house TM 22724Hermopolis30. Okt. 226
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A property declaration submitted in Hermopolis in AD 226 by two brothers, Herminos and Theognostos, to the keepers of property records, registering their two-thirds share of a house and courtyard inherited from their paternal uncle who died childless and intestate. The record keeper's subscription notes that no property was registered under the uncle's name and that the inheritance claim is unverified, but acknowledges receipt.
In English machine translation
The keepers of property records (bibliophylakes enkteseon) maintained the land and property register; registering inherited property let heirs establish title. The official's note shows the office accepted the filing while reserving judgment on its validity.
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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βιβλιοφύλαξιν ἐνκτήσεων Ἑρμοπολίτου παρὰ Αὐρηλίων Ἑρμείνου τοῦ καὶ Μώρου καὶ Θεογνώστου τοῦ καὶ Μώρου ἀμφοτέρων Ἑρμαίου τοῦ καὶ Παθώτου Ἀχιλλέως μητρὸς Σουεροῦτος Ἑρμοπολιτῶν ἀναγραφομένων ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Πόλεως Ἀπηλιώτου. ἀπογραφόμεθα εἰς τὸ ἐνεστὸς ϛ ἔτος Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου Σεουήρου Ἀ…