Acknowledgement of receipt of a share of a father's estate between brothers TM 9159Philadelphia (Arsinoites, Ägypten)276 - 277

Aurelius Iason son of Abok, his mother being Thermouthis, about 25 years old, with a scar on the left shoulder, a foreigner (?), from the village of Philadelphia in the Arsinoite nome, to Aurelius Hatres, his brother by the same mother and the same father, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you the share falling to me of the bronze vessels, clothing, four-footed animals, wooden articles and goods of every kind left by our father, in the presence of the mediators Neilos son of Psakatarios and Lemesas, from the same village, apart from the share falling to me of one mountain plot (?) of the aforesaid (village). It shall remain with you until I come to my own village, and the profits arising and any loss shall be your concern, and I shall not proceed against you concerning these things, nor shall anyone acting for me, nor child of child, because I have received the share falling to me of everything. This security was written in Philadelphia in the presence of the mediators, secure and valid wherever it is produced, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. Year 2 of our lord Probus Augustus. I, Aurelius Iason, consent to what is written, as stated above. I, Aurelius Dionysios, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters.