Sale or cession of a half share of inherited property by Aurelia TM 31905Ptolemais Euergetis (?) (Arsinoites)III

Fragment of a contract, probably a sale or cession of property, in which a woman named Aurelia, acting without a guardian by the right of children, transfers a half share of inherited property to a deacon of the catholic church and to Aurelius Paulinus. It was drawn up in the city of the Arsinoite nome, probably Ptolemais Euergetis, in the 3rd century AD.

In English machine translation

The mention of a deacon of the catholic church suggests a date at the very end of the 3rd or in the 4th century, later than the catalogue date. The 'right of children' (ius liberorum) let a woman with enough children act legally without a male guardian.

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.