Sale of an unplanted vineyard at Temrauthis near Pathyris TM 94Pathyris30. Nov. 99 v.Chr.

[1] Year 16, Hathyr 15. Galates son of Pelaias, one of the ironworkers from Pathyris, has sold, from the land belonging to him, an unplanted vineyard (?) in Temrauthis in the northern part of Pathyris. Petearsemtheus son of Panebchounis has bought it for the price of 4000 bronze drachmas. [2] In the reign of Ptolemy called Alexander and Berenike his sister, gods Philometores, in the sixteenth year, in the time of the priests and priestesses and the basket-bearer in office, in the month of Hathyr, on the 15th, in Pathyris, before Hermias, deputy of Paniskos the agoranomos. Galates son of Pelaias, Persian, one of the ironworkers from Pathyris, about 55 years old, of medium height, reddish, long-faced, straight-nosed, with a scar on the forehead at the right, has sold, from the land belonging to him, an unplanted vineyard in Temrauthis in the northern part of Pathyris, whose neighbours are: to the south, Psenosiris son of Kanopos and his brothers; to the north, Tamouthis daughter of Pelaias; to the east, the island called Tmonpiteb; to the west, Patous son of Horos and his brothers; or whoever the neighbours may be on all sides. Petearsemtheus son of Panebchounis, Persian, of those from Pathyris, about 40 years old, of medium height, honey-coloured, with straight hair, round-faced, straight-nosed, with a scar on the forehead at the right, has bought it for the price of 4000 bronze drachmas. Guarantor and warrantor of the terms of this sale: Galates the seller, whom Petearsemtheus the buyer has accepted. I, Hermias, deputy of Paniskos, have registered it.