Le. London, British Library Pap 4 A

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Collection

Inventory Number	Le. London, British Library Pap 4 A
Publication Number	P. Lond. Copt. 447
Current Location	magazine
Publication Permission Status	(unknown)
Publication Status	published

Origin / Provenance

Ancient Provenance Site	Aswan / Syene (Swn; Συήνη, סונ, ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲛ) [Trismegistos] Certainty: medium
Ancient Provenance District	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]
Type of Discovery	purchase Certainty:
Finder (= First Purchaser)	Legh, M.Th. Certainty:
District of Find / Purchase in Egypt	Upper Egypt, 1st nome (Ombites) [Trismegistos]

Object

Object Type	leather
Range of Preservation	incomplete

Text Basic Information

Localization of Text on Object	recto/verso
Inks and Pigments	carbon ink monochrome black
Range of Preservation (Text)	incomplete
State of Preservation (Text)	In several places text loss and illegible letters/lines.
Script, Primary	Coptic
Language, Primary	Coptic

Text Content

Text Types	documentary documentary \| contract
Summary of Content	Deed addressed by Thecla, daughter of Constantine (?) and Osesinde (?), of the town of Kelsei on the east (bank), to Joseph the sailor, son of Stephen and Amana. She had borrowed from him 19 solidi and now, as repayment, assigns to him and his heirs her paternal estate consisting of 17 shipa (?). Thecla swears by God and king Mercurius to abide by this contract. Neither she, nor Joseph being able to write, they sign with crosses. The notary`s name is illegible.
Location of Composition	Aswan / Syene Upper Egypt, 1st nome Egypt (Certainty: medium)
Comments on Text	Nubian towns, people, possibly king mentioned - probably written somewhere in Lower Nubia.
Multilingualism	Monolingual Script = Language
Gender	Man Woman
Comment on Gender	one of the contractants is a woman, as is one of the witnesses
Religion	Christianity

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1	ϯ ⲉⲛ ⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲧⲓ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲩⲓⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲩ ⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁⲧⲟⲥ
2	ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ ⲕ︦ⲍ︦ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲱⲥⲧ
3	ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲟⲥⲉⲥⲓⲛⲇⲏ ⲧⲣⲙⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲏⲗⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲃⲧ
4	ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲧⲉⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ
5	ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲙⲁⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲧⲁ
6	ⲡⲣⲟϩⲁⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲁⲓϫⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲯⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧ,ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ
7	ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲁⲓϯ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ
8	ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϣⲓⲡ ϩⲙⲡϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲓ
9	ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧ,ⲧⲁⲡⲉ
10	ⲉϫⲛⲡⲁⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ϣⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱϥ
11	ⲏ ⲉⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲏ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
12	ⲕⲁ̣ⲛⲧⲁⲕϣⲟⲡϥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ
13	ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲕ ⲡⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲁ
14	ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲙⲛⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
15	ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲧⲓⲡⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
16	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲙⲫⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ
17	ϩⲁⲡⲓⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ
18	ⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲡⲱⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
19	ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲕ
20	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥϯⲡⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲯⲓⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧ,ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲃ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ
21	ⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲧ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲧⲓⲡⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ
22	ϫⲉ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟⲣϫ ⲉⲥⲃⲉⲃⲁⲓⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲉⲙⲫⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ
23	ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ
24	ⲉϫⲛⲛⲕ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲕⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ
25	ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
26	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲥⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ
27
28	ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
29	ⲃ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲓⲟⲥ ϯⲟ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
30	ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩ,ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϯⲟ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
31	ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ
32	ϯⲟ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
33	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ¹"about ten more irregular lines of witnesses, ϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ being usually visible; also the names ⲇⲁⲇ, ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲟⲡⲓⲟⲥ, ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ, ⲟⲛⲟⲫ[ⲣⲓⲟⲥ] and, in the last line but one, the title ⲉⲝⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ." Crum, W.E., Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1905, p.210

¹ "about ten more irregular lines of witnesses, ϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ being usually visible; also the names ⲇⲁⲇ, ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲟⲡⲓⲟⲥ, ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲟⲣⲟⲥ, ⲟⲛⲟⲫ[ⲣⲓⲟⲥ] and, in the last line but one, the title ⲉⲝⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ." Crum, W.E., Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1905, p.210

1	ϯ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
2	ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲏⲥ ⲛⲡⲕ
3	ⲙⲁ ⲙⲡϩⲓⲥⲧ ⲡⲣⲡϣⲓⲙ
4	ⲁ ⲙⲛ ϣ
5	ⲛⲙⲉⲣⲟⲕⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
6	ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉϥⲉϣⲙⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
7	ⲥⲓⲙⲓⲟⲛ
8	ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ

1	In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit
2	the 27th of Khoiak. I, Thecla, daughter of the blessed Constantine,
3	my mother being the blessed Osesinde (?), from the town of Kelsei on the east (bank)
4	am writing to Joseph the sailor, son of the blessed Stephen, his mother
5	being the blessed Amana, saying: In my own wish,
6	choosing and need I came to you and I got 19 solidi
7	of gold. I gave the estate of my parents to you, that which came to be mine from my parents,
8	and which is 17 shipa ¹land measure, in the measure that was taken of it in all these (...)
9	These, then, I gave to you above this 14 solidi (...)
10	Over this estate, down to the children of your children, you are the lord.
11	...?... to give to your son or daughter ...?...
12	...?... which you received from me, simply, you are ...?...
13	...?... because he did what is yours (?)...
14	I swear by God the Almighty and by the health of our godly
15	king Mercurios that I will keep to this deed (prasis) in every place
16	where it is manifest. That who shall dare (...)
17	on my estate, this, either my sons, or my daughters, or (...) or
18	my relatives, they shall remain strangers to the Father and the Son
19	and the Holy Spirit (...) every Christian (...) ...
20	and he shall give that 19 solidi, which is doubled, that is
21	...seven(?) solidi (...). In your assurance, then, I have written this deed for you
22	so that it shall be firm and confirmed in every place where it is manifest
23	down to the children of your children in front of those who lead
24	...(...). It shall be firm forever.
25	I asked (...) people to be witnesses
26	(...) and my signature because I cannot write.
27
28	These are the witnesses:
29	(...) ...?... the holy Papnoutios, I am witness,
30	(...) this most humble priest the holy (...) I am witness,
31	(...) priest (...)
32	(...) I am witness (...)
33	I, Maria, the daughter of Thecla (...)

¹ land measure

Places (read out from edition)

People mentioned in Text

ID	gender	en normiert	original	Language	Functions	in Texts
15420	man	Joseph, the sailor	ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲛⲉⲉϥ	Coptic

Literature

Crum, W.E., Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum (1905). (447)

DatasetID	309635
last Change	29.07.2022
Trismegistos	86135
Author	Andrea Hasznos
Dataset License	Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA)
Data set citation	Data set 309635 (= Le. London, British Library Pap 4 A), ERC-Project ELEPHANTINE: Andrea Hasznos.