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Sale of a share of a house and courtyard at Soknopaiou Nesos TM 9916Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)46 - 47

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A fragmentary contract in which two or more women, one a daughter of Papais and Thennamounis, sell their share of a house, courtyard and appurtenances at Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum. The neighbours and the price received are recorded, a scribe signs for the illiterate sellers, and the deed is registered at the local record office under Claudius (AD 46-47).

In English machine translation

[… 2 lines lost …] […]agathio[…] … […]us, daughter of Papais, mother Thennamounis, we acknowledge that we have sold […] […] [whose mother is Tanephre]mmis, the share belonging [to us] […] [of a house and] courtyard and all appurtenances [in Soknopaiou Nesos] [of the division of Herakleides, of which the neighbours are:] on the south, the house and courtyard of Sata[bous son of … and his brothers]; on the north, the house of Tesenouphis son of Horos […] […] [on the east, the] royal street; and [we have received forthwith the] whole agreed price in full, [and we will guarantee it with every] [guarantee, as aforesaid. … wrote] on their behalf, because they do not know letters. [… 1 line lost …] [Year …] of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus Imperator […] [Registered through the record office in Soknopaiou] Nesos.

Much of the text, including the place name, boundaries and formulas, is restored by the editor from standard sale-contract wording.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Verkaufsurkunde über ein Haus). 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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cpr.15.47

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 46 - 47 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)

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