Sale of a House and Courtyard
Subscription to a contract by which Onnophris, son of Hatres, sells a one-story house and courtyard in Tebtynis to Kollouthos, son of Mieus.
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A Greek subscription to a sale contract in which Onnophris son of Hatres sells a one-storey house with courtyard in Tebtynis to Kollouthos son of Mieus. It gives the dimensions and neighbours of the property, acknowledges receipt of the price, guarantees title, and records the consent of the seller's mother. It dates to the 1st century AD.
The Greek text is a summary subscription to a sale drawn up 'according to Egyptian contracts', that is, a main deed in Demotic. The end of the text, including the mother's consent, is lost.
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 a House and Courtyard). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Subscription to a contract by which Onnophris, son of Hatres, sells a one-story house and courtyard in Tebtynis to Kollouthos, son of Mieus.
Ὀννῶφρις Ἁτρήους μητρὸς Θεναψήμιος ὁμολογῶ πεπρακέναι κατὰ Αἰγυπτίας συνγραφὰς Κολλούθῳ Μιεῦτος μητρὸς Ταορσενούφιος τὴν ὑπάρχουσάν μοι οἰκίαν μονόστεγον καὶ αὐλὴν καὶ τὰ συγκύροντα πάντα ἐν Τεβτύνει, ὧν μέτρα νότου ἐπὶ βορρᾶ πήχεις ἐννέα ἥμισυ , λιβὸς ἐπʼ ἀπηλιώτην πήχεις δέκα ἕ…
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