Fragment of a contract, probably a cession or sale of property, in which a woman acts as guarantor against other claims; a man named Panedbeuis and Herakleopolis are mentioned. From the Herakleopolite nome, first half of the 3rd century AD.
In English machine translation
[...]
[...] in her name [...]
[...] as they themselves dictated [...]
[...] west, Pet[...] [...]
[...] the cedents [...]
[...] has received [...]
[...] from other sales or other [...]
[...] time, guaranteeing with every guarantee [...]
[...] nonetheless the [...]
[...] public [...]
[...] Panedbeuis [...]
[...] the [...]
[...] of Herakleopolis [...]
[...] to remove [...]
[...]eros (?) [...]
[...] the remaining [...]
[...]
The surviving phrases (cedents, guarantee, freedom from other sales) are standard clauses of property conveyances; the exact object of the transaction is lost.
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.