Notarial contract of sale drawn up at Pathyris in 99 BC, in which Panobchounis son of Totoes sells his share of undivided grain land in two parcels at Tiabonis to Petearsemtheus, priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, for 2 bronze talents. An abstract of the deed precedes the full text.
In English machine translation
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Year 15, Pauni 3.
Sale by Panobchounis son of Totoes of land of 2 parcels, which he bought from Tobkenoupis and Tathotis, children of Pates son of Kallias, in year 3, Choiak 11, at the record office in Diospolis Magna. Bought by Petearsemtheus son of Pakoibis, for 2 talents of bronze.
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In the reign of Ptolemy surnamed Alexander and Berenike his sister, the Mother-loving Gods, year 15, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the basket-bearer who are in office, month Pauni 3, at Pathyris, before Hermias, deputy of Paniskos the agoranomos. Panobchounis son of Totoes, Persian of the epigone, about 60 years old, below middle height, honey-coloured, straight-haired, long-faced, straight-nosed, large ears, has sold his share of dry grain-bearing undivided land in the plain around Pathyris, out of 2 parcels at Tiabonis, which he himself bought from Tobkenoupis and Tathotis, children of Pates son of Kallias, in year 3, Choiak 11, and they registered the sale at the record office in Diospolis Magna before Apollonios the agoranomos. Neighbours of the first parcel: south, land of Chesthotes son of Melipais; north, land of Pathotes son of Panomieus; east, land of Thrason and his brothers; west, a dyke. Of the other: south, land of Patous son of Horos and his brothers; north, land of Chensthotes son of Melipais; east, land of Aes; west, a dyke; or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. Bought by Petearsemtheus son of Pakoibis, priest of Souchos and Aphrodite, about 50 years old, for 2 talents of bronze. Guarantor of all the terms of this sale: Panobchounis the seller, whom Petearsemtheus the buyer accepted.
I, Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, have registered it.
'Persian of the epigone' is a legal status label of the Ptolemaic period, not an indication of real ethnicity. The agoranomos was the public notary who registered contracts.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.