Sale of property in a town quarter to Diodora TM 28108ArsinoitesII - III

Fragment of a sale contract from the Arsinoite nome, AD 2nd-3rd century, in which a man about 70 years old sells a property, apparently a house or building plot in a town quarter, to a woman named Diodora. The surviving parts contain the seller's guarantee against claims, penalty clauses, the subscription acknowledging the sale and receipt of the price, and a registration note.

In English machine translation

The penalty clause follows the usual formula: refund of the price plus one half, damages and expenses, and an equal fine to the public treasury. The final 'registered' note refers to entry of the contract in the record office.

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.