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Sale of a half share in a white heifer TM 33308Kellis (Oasis Magna)IV

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Fragmentary contract in which an Aurelius, son of Theodoros, from a village in the territory of Mothis, sells to an Aurelius from Hibis his half share in a white heifer for 100 talents of silver coin. He acknowledges payment in full and guarantees the sale. Written at Kellis in the Dakhla Oasis in the 4th century AD.

In English machine translation

Aurelius […], son of Theodoros […] (?), his mother being […], from the village of […] of the city of the Mothites, residing in […] Pakebk[…], to Aurelius Am[…] […] from the city of the Hibitans, greetings. I acknowledge that I have sold to you from now for all time to come the half share belonging to me of a heifer […] white-coloured, for the price agreed between us of silver […] coin […] 100 talents, total 100 talents, […] today […] counted out in full […] and I will guarantee it to you with every guarantee […] of everything […] and the guarantee following upon me always against every claimant […] owned (?) […] [… ? lines lost …]

The price in talents reflects the heavy inflation of the 4th-century Egyptian currency. Mothis and Hibis were the chief towns of the Dakhla and Kharga oases.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Sale of a Heifer). 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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p.kellis.1.35

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV · Kellis (Oasis Magna)

Αὐρήλιος[…] Θεοδώρου[…]υει ἐκ μητρὸς[…] ἀπὸ κώμης[…]μηση τῆς Μωθιτῶν πόλεως καταμένων ἐν […]…τ Πακέβκ[…]Αὐρηλίῳ Ἀμ…[…] […] ἀπὸ Ἱβειτῶν πόλεως χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ πεπρακέναι σοι ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ἅπαντα ἑξῆς χρόνον τὴν ὑπάρχουσάν μοι ἡμισείαν δαμάλεως […]λευκοχρώμου τιμῆς τῆς συμπε…