Sale of a share of a palm grove at Pathyris TM 8Pathyris9. Juli 104 v.Chr.

In the reign of Cleopatra and King Ptolemy surnamed Alexander, her son, gods Philometores, year 13 which is also year 10, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the kanephoros in office, month of Pauni 25, at Pathyris, before Hermias the deputy of Paniskos the agoranomos. Thaibis daughter of Phibis, Persian, about 58 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured, round-faced, straight-nosed, slightly frowning(?), with her guardian, her kinsman Paous the elder, son of Patous son of Phagonis, Persian, about 35 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured, long-faced, straight-nosed, with a scar on the left shin, has sold, from the ground of the palm grove belonging to her, together with what grows on it and all its appurtenances, which lies in the eastern part of Pathyris outside the canal, the sixth part falling to Pasemis, my younger son; its neighbours: to the south and east the rest of her palm grove, to the north (the property of) Gounsis son of Thotomous, to the west the canal, or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. This has been sold because he did not do what had been agreed. The buyer was Panobchounis son of Nechoutes, about 45 years old, for 1 talent 2,000 drachmas of bronze. Negotiator and guarantor of everything concerning this sale: Thaibis the seller, whom Panobchounis the buyer accepted. I, Hermias the deputy of Paniskos, have registered it.