Contract of Division of Property
End of a contract dividing some unknown property between three women: Soeris daughter of Elekis the elder; Tapetsiris daughter of Orsenouphis; and Stotoetis daughter of Isidoros
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Division of property among three women by lot TM 28808Karanis, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt(Early) IInd century A.D.
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End of a contract from Karanis in which three women, Soeris daughter of Elekis the elder, Tapetsiris daughter of Orsenouphis and Stotoetis daughter of Isidoros, divide a property by lot, each acting with a male guardian. It contains the penalty clause, the descriptions of the signatories, and each party's statement of the share in cubits she received.
In English machine translation
[…]oires […] […]
Let the one who transgresses pay to the one who abides [the damages] and expenses [and costs twofold and as a fine] […] drachmas [of silver] [and to] the treasury the same amount […] [Signatories: for Soeris]
[…]es son of Zenon […] [and] for Tapetsiris, Herakleides son of Herakleides, [aged about … with a scar, and for] [Stotoetis], Harpokration son of [Ammonios], aged about 27, with a scar on the little finger […]
[…] and let it be valid [as] has been written above and […]
[…] son of …ros: I have joined in the division for all time [and have received by lot as] [my share] from the western part of one […] […] 450 cubits. [… wrote on her behalf] [because she does not] know letters.
Tapetsiris daughter of Orsenouphis, with my guardian, my husband Apol[…]: I have joined in the division for all time and have received by lot as my share [from the] southern part of the eastern portion 200 cubits, as stated above. Herakleides son of Herakleides wrote on their behalf.
Stotoetis daughter of Isidoros, with her guardian, her husband Petheus son of Charidemos: I have joined in the division for all time and have received by lot from the northern part of the eastern portion 200 cubits, as stated above. I, Harpokration son of Ammonios, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters.
[…]: I have been registered as guardian of my wife. Petheus son of Charidemos: I have been registered as guardian of my wife. Stotoetis daughter of Isidoros and Tapetsiris daughter of Orsenouphis [and] Soeris daughter of Elekis the elder, with guardians, Stotoetis and Tapetsiris with their husbands as guardians, and Soeris with her maternal uncle Petheus son of Thrasyllos: we have joined in the division for all time and have received by lot the share falling to each, as stated above. Year 20, Harpalo(?) Mecheir 30.
Registered through the record office in Karanis.
The shares are measured in cubits, probably of land or building plots; the property itself is not named in the surviving part. The word read 'Harpalo' in the date is unclear and may be a scribal error.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Division of Property). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Contract of Division of Property
End of a contract dividing some unknown property between three women: Soeris daughter of Elekis the elder; Tapetsiris daughter of Orsenouphis; and Stotoetis daughter of Isidoros
Contract of Division of Property
End of a contract dividing some unknown property between three women: Soeris daughter of Elekis the elder; Tapetsiris daughter of Orsenouphis; and Stotoetis daughter of Isidoros
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