Sale of one aroura of grain land at Themrauthis TM 244Pathyris (Pathyrites, Ägypten)17. Febr. 97 v.Chr.

[1] Year 17, Mecheir 4. Patous son of Pelaios sold 1 aroura for 1 talent of bronze; Takoibis daughter of Patous bought it. [2] In the reign of Ptolemy surnamed Alexander and Berenike his sister, gods Philometores, year 17, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the kanephoros in office, month Mecheir 4, at Pathyris, before Ammonios, agoranomos. Patous son of Pelaios, Persian of the epigone, about 60 years old, tall, honey-coloured, with straight hair, long-faced, straight-nosed, with a scar on the middle of the nose, sold the dry grain-bearing land belonging to him in Themrauthis of Pathyris, which he bought from Petearsemtheus son of Panebchounis and Psennesis his brother, one aroura; neighbours of the whole land: on the south, land of Panebchounis son of Teos; on the east, the river; on the west, land of the people (?), or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. Takoibis daughter of Patous, Persian, about 30 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured, slightly stooping (?), long-faced, straight-nosed, with her guardian Petearsemtheus son of Pakoibis, priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, bought it for one talent of bronze money. Pre-seller and guarantor of everything concerning this sale: Patous the seller, whom Takoibis the buyer accepted. I, Ammonios, have registered it.