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Sale of shares in a vineyard and grain land at Pathyris TM 80Pathyris5. Sept. 104 v.Chr.

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A notarial sale contract drawn up before the agoranomos's office at Pathyris in 104 BC. Petearsemtheus sells his quarter share of a vineyard and a fifth share of adjoining grain land, held jointly with his brothers, to his sister Sennesis for 1 talent 5,500 copper drachmas, acting also as her guardian and as guarantor of the sale.

In English machine translation

[recto] In the reign of Cleopatra and King Ptolemy surnamed Alexander, her son, Gods Philometores Soteres, year 13 which is also year 10, under the priests and priestesses and the basket-bearer in office, in the month Mesore, day 23, at Pathyris, before Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, agoranomos. Petearsemtheus son of Panobchounis, Persian of the epigone, about 30 years old, tall, honey-coloured, slightly stooping, long-faced, straight-nosed, with a scar on the tooth (?) and beside the left eye, has sold the fourth share falling to him of a planted vineyard situated in the strip of land of Pathyris, together with all the trees growing in it, and a fifth share of grain-bearing land adjoining the vineyard on its north and west side in the same strip, belonging undivided to him and to his brothers; the neighbours of which are: on the south, the vineyard of Tathotis daughter of Phibis; on the north, the land of Patous son of Horos and his brothers; on the east, the enclosure wall of the vineyards; on the west, a dyke; or whoever may be the neighbours on all sides. Sennesis daughter of Psenthotes, Persian, about 25 years old, of shorter stature, honey-coloured, with bad eyesight, with her guardian, her own brother Petearsemtheus son of Panobchounis, the seller, bought them for the agreed price of 1 talent 5,500 drachmas of copper. Negotiator and guarantor of all the terms of this sale: Petearsemtheus the seller, whom Sennesis the buyer accepted. [verso] Sale of Petearsemtheus.

"Persian of the epigone" is a legal status label of the Ptolemaic period, not an ethnic description. The seller is also the buyer's guardian (kyrios), so he appears on both sides of the transaction.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Kaufvertrag über zwei Grundstücke (Agoranomisches Protokoll)). 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 · 5. Sept. 104 v.Chr. · Pathyris

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