Fragment of a private agreement (cheirographon) dividing a catoecic land holding between parties including a woman named Aphrodito, acting with her guardian. It assigns western and eastern portions and sets a penalty payable to the other party and the treasury for breaking the division. Dated to the reign of Antoninus Pius, around AD 142-143, from the Arsinoite or Herakleopolite nome.
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[…] Aphrodito […] with her guardian […]
[…] we have divided […]
[…] of the present […] year of Antoninus […]
[…] agreed […]
[…] of the half share of the existing […]
[…] cleruchic catoecic holding […]
[…] divided (?) […] from the greater […]
[…] made, handwritten agreement […]
[…] to the part on the west side […]
[…] and Aphrodito into the […]
[…] on the east […]
[…] is around […] for the whole holding […]
[…] of difference […]
[…] through which […] from the […]
[…], and let each of us abide by this our division; and if anyone transgresses, he shall pay the other […] drachmas […] and the same amount to the public treasury, and in addition the foregoing shall remain valid; and each of us has issued
[…] handwritten agreement […]
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[…] Mecheir 1 […]
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A catoecic holding (kleros katoikikos) was land originally granted to military settlers, later privately held and transferable. The penalty amount in drachmas is lost.
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.