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Son's resignation of claims to his father's estate for 400 drachmas TM 9745Tebtynis (Arsinoites)59 - 60

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Copy of an agreement from Tebtynis in AD 59/60 in which the young man Papontos acknowledges receiving 400 silver drachmas from his father Orsenouphis as his eldest son's share of the inheritance in advance. In return he gives up his claim to his father's house and courtyard and promises not to sue his father or brothers.

In English machine translation

Copy of an agreement. Year 6 of Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator, month […], on the 20th(?) […], at Tebtynis in the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite nome. Papontos, about 22 years old, with a scar on the right cheek, acknowledges to his own father Orsenouphis son of Papontos, about 40 years old, with a scar […], that he has received from him forthwith, in cash from hand to hand out of the house, 400 silver drachmas, which were to be left to him by his aforementioned father Orsenouphis after his death and which had been settled to be given to him for the right of the eldest son, the acknowledging party withdrawing from the house and courtyard belonging to the same Orsenouphis in the aforementioned village of Tebtynis, concerning which he made provision for his son Papontos in the contract of maintenance (trophitis) with his wife Thenmaron […], which also remains valid in […] other stipulations and concerning another share; and that the acknowledging party Papontos will not proceed against his father Orsenouphis nor against his sons, who are also brothers of Papontos, concerning the matters written above, as aforesaid. Writer for the acknowledging party: […] son of Ptolemaios, about 40 years old, […] with a scar […] on the left; and for the other party […] about […] years old […] […]

The word presbeia refers to the privileged extra share due to the eldest son. A trophitis contract was a marriage agreement providing maintenance for the wife.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Resignation of Claims to an Estate). 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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bgu.15.2476

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 59 - 60 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

ἀντίγραφον ὁμολογίας. ἔτους ἕκτου Νέρωνος Κλαυδίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ Γερμανικοῦ Αὐτοκράτορος μηνὸς […]εἰκάδι ἐν Τεβτύνι τῆς Πολέμωνος μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ. ὁμολογεῖ Παποντῶς ὡς ἐτῶν εἴκοσι δύο οὐλὴ σιαγόνι δεξιᾷ τῶι ἑαυτοῦ πατρὶ Ὀρσενοῦφι Παποντῶτος ὡς ἐτῶν τεσσεράκοντα ο…