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Sale of a house and plot at Soknopaiou Nesos by the priest Chairemon TM 44702Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)21. Nov. 11

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A registered contract of sale from Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum, dated 21 November AD 11. Chairemon, a prophet and chief stolist of the crocodile god Souchos, sells a house, courtyard and adjoining plot to a woman named Satabous, with his wife consenting to the sale.

In English machine translation

[1] [… lines lost …] [2] Year 41 of Caesar, Hathyr 24. Registered at Psinachis in the division of Themistos: sale and cession of a house and front building (?) and courtyard and bare plots and all appurtenances in Soknopaiou Nesos of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome, which Chairemon son of Herodes, his mother being Thasis, prophet, makes to Satabous daughter of Eriopsemis, her mother being Satabous, and further also Chairemon's wife Tomsais daughter of Chairemon, her mother being Tamesthasythmis. We, Chairemon son of Herodes, his mother being Thasis, prophet, and his wife Thesmais daughter of Chairemon, her mother being Tamesthasythmis, acknowledge: I, Chairemon, that I have sold to Satabous daughter of Eriopsemis, her mother being Satabous, the house belonging to me and the front building (?) on the north side and courtyard and the adjoining bare plot on the south side and all appurtenances in Soknopaiou Nesos of the Herakleides division, of whatever measurements they may be, on all existing terms; neighbours: to the south the circuit of the village, to the north the house of Horos son of Horos, to the west and east royal streets; and I have received the agreed price in full immediately, by hand, from the house, and I will guarantee it for all time; and I, Themsais, consent to the sale and will not proceed against it, as written above. I, Chairemon, the aforementioned prophet and chief stolist of Souchos the great great god, have written on her behalf because she does not know letters, and I am 43 years old, with a scar on the middle of the forehead; and Themsais is 40 years old, without distinguishing mark.

The wife's name is spelled variously Tomsais, Thesmais and Themsais in the text. The 'prophet' and 'stolist' were temple ranks; the stolist attended to the dressing of divine images.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Verkaufsurkunde über ein Haus und ein Baugrundstück). 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

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