Denunciation concerning undervalued purchase of ownerless property by a priest TM 9917Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)ca. 14

Fragment of a denunciation, apparently by Nestnephis, against Satabous son of Herieus, a priest of Soknopaiou Nesos. He is accused of buying an ownerless house from the prophet Chairemon in the 41st year of Augustus for 700 drachmas though it was worth 1,500, and of later taking over further unbuilt ownerless plots, a matter involving the royal scribe. Written around AD 14 at Soknopaiou Nesos in the Fayum.

In English machine translation

The names of Satabous, Chairemon and the opening words are largely restored. The 41st and 43rd years of Caesar (Augustus) correspond to 11/12 and 13/14 AD; 'bare plots' means land without buildings.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Documento contenente la denuncia di Nestnephis). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.