Archive keepers' report on disputed land registrations of Lysarion and Herodes TM 9326Arsinoites122 - 138

[1] […] From […] Dionysios and Herakleides, former gymnasiarchs, keepers of the archives of the Arsinoite nome, to […], royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, Herakleides division, most honoured, greetings. […] copy of a letter written to you by Haterius […] concerning Herodes son of Polemon, and sent on by you […] concerning the matters which Lysarion daughter of Melas says […] arouras with the […] […] so many […] [2, fragment A] so that we might inform you whether the cession was truly made in place of a dowry, and whether the purchase took place before the grain-collection, and if this is so, the reason for which it was seized. In the present examination we found that Lysarion registered, in the quarter of Lysanias' Place, in the 6th year of Hadrian Caesar the lord, Pharmouthi 26, a purchased share of the property described below: near Philoteris, [5 arouras] […] of a catoecic holding of 12 arouras, formerly of Aphrodisia and […] price […] [2, fragment B] […] Herodes […] in the month of Pachon 12 […] division […] found […] […] and it was declared to have been given […] grandmother Tasoucharion daughter of Herodes […] near Philoteris 5 arouras, […] 10 arouras […] in the metropolis […] In addition to this we found that Herodes son of Polemon son of Dionysios registered on the same 26th of the month Pharmouthi of the same 6th year, from the property of his grandmother Tasoucharion [3, fragment I] daughter of Herodes […] having sold […] of Chairemon […] having added […] to Lysarion not having made […] ought to be held […] of the same year […] the […] into […] […] [3, fragment II] […] Lysarion daughter of Melas […] […] noted […] to her after the sale […] in the name of the seller […] […] what had happened […] […]