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Division of land by lot with subscriptions of the parties TM 31903Arsinoites oder HerakleopolitesIII

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Fragment of the end of a contract dividing property, probably land, among heirs or co-owners, with the dating clause and the signed subscriptions of the parties. One party, Herakleia, acts with her husband as guardian and acknowledges the plots she received by lot, including 4 1/2 arouras at the western end. It dates to the 3rd century AD, from the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

[...] [...] carried (?) [...] [...] for security [...] [...] consented to [...] [...] and having been asked the formal question we have agreed. The division is valid [...] [...] of Imperator Caesar Marcus [...] [...] Augustus, Choiak. Aurelius Her[...] [...] four and a half as stated above [...] [...] four, which I have received by lot, those towards [...] [...] Herakleia with my guardian, my husband [...] [...] of the western end, 4 1/2 arouras [...]

The emperor named Marcus in the dating clause is not preserved fully, so the exact reign is uncertain. Each party's subscription confirms the share "which I have received by lot".

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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · III · Arsinoites oder Herakleopolites

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