Greek subscription to a Demotic sale of a vacant lot at Tebtynis TM 25200Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptIst century A.D.

[… 11 lines lost …] I, Mersis also called Pyrrhos, son of Labesis, acknowledge that I have sold to Eutychos the elder, son of Eutychos, the vacant lot belonging to me, on which there are a house and storerooms, and all its appurtenances, in Tebtynis, the measurements of all of which are from south to north 7 cubits, from west to east 26 1/2 cubits, or however many cubits there may be in all, the neighbours of all of which are: on the south the courtyard of Herodes son of Herodes also called Isidoros and, for some part, plots of Eutychos the buyer; on the north the Hermaion, temple of the great god, and, for some part, the open space of the same temple; on the west the royal street; on the east plots of the same Mersis. For these I have received the agreed price in full, from hand to hand, out of the house, and I will guarantee the sale with every guarantee against public and private claims and of every kind, as stated above. Marepsemis son of Marepsemis wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters. Herais daughter of Orsenouphis, her mother being Arete, the wife of Mersis, [consents] to this sale and will not proceed against it for all time nor bring a charge, nor will anyone else on her behalf, for all time, as [stated above]. [… 1 line lost …]