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Sale of a black horse at Herakleia TM 26947Herakleia (Arsinoites, Ägypten)ca. 169

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A contract recording the sale of a black male horse by Soterichos son of Satyros to a woman, Taouetis, acting with her husband Panephremmis as guardian, for 120 silver drachmas paid in cash. It was drawn up at the record office of Herakleia in the Arsinoite nome (Fayum) around AD 169.

In English machine translation

[…] at Herakleia of the Themistos division of the Arsinoite nome. Soterichos son of Satyros, grandson of Ision, aged about 35, with a scar on his right forearm, acknowledges to Taouetis daughter of Tesenouphis, with her guardian, her husband Panephremmis son of Anchophis, aged about 30, without distinguishing marks, that he, the acknowledging party, has sold to her the male horse belonging to him […] black in colour, this very one, just as it is, not subject to return, and that he has received as the price 120 silver drachmas immediately from hand to hand, and that he will guarantee the sale with every guarantee. (2nd hand) I, Soterichos son of Satyros, have sold the horse and have received the price, as stated above. (3rd hand?) Written through the record office at Herakleia.

The term rendered 'not subject to return' (anaporiphos) means the buyer could not give the animal back on discovering a defect. A damaged line describing the horse further 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 Verkauf eines Pferdes). 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 · ca. 169 · Herakleia (Arsinoites, Ägypten)

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