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Publication No. P. Lond. Copt. 449
Modern Title
Summary Deed in which Menanta daughter of Mariham and Ananias, her husband, write to their son Abraham (?) and his wife, to whom they sell 5 portions of land. The details of the transaction cannot be clearly determined.
   

Edition

side 1
1ⲥⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛ
2ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛ
3ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲙⲡⲁ ⲡⲣⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲭⲟⲥⲡⲣⲟⲧⲟⲇⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ
4ⲡⲣⲟⲧⲟⲙⲏⲍⲓⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲑⲟⲟⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ
5ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲓⲗⲓⲙⲁⲩⲁⲣⲁ ϣⲁⲡⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲕ
6ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲛϩⲟⲥⲩⲟⲧⲁ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲁ ⲟ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ,ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ
7ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛ
8ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲁⲧⲉⲟⲧⲁ ⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲓⲥⲧⲓⲗ
9ⲣⲁ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲏⲭⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲛⲛⲉⲓϭⲁⲁⲥⲧⲁ ⲟ ⲛ
10ⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲏⲭⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩ ⲕⲁϫⲟⲛϭⲟⲩⲣⲧⲁ ⲟⲥ
11ⲛⲕⲩⲣϣⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲇⲓⲛⲁⲙⲟ
12ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓ
13ϩⲁⲙ ⲧⲣⲙⲕⲩⲣϣⲏ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϩⲛⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓ
14ⲡⲡⲁ ⲉⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲧⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ
15ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥ̣ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲛⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲧⲁ
16ϫⲣⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲛⲡ̣ⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ
17ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁ̣ⲃ̣ⲣ̣ⲁ̣ⲁ̣ⲙ
18ⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
19ⲭⲣϫⲉⲧⲛⲧⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲃⲁⲓⲕⲁϩ
20ⲡⲉ̣ ⲛ̣ⲙⲃⲁⲓⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
21ⲡⲉⲛ ⲕ ϩⲁⲡⲉⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏ̣ⲧ̣ⲛ̣
22ⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲏⲃ ⲡⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲁⲓ
23ⲕⲁϩ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲃⲣⲁ
24ⲁⲙ ⲏ̣ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲁϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲕ,ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲭⲣⲓⲥ
25ⲛⲟⲙ ⲅ ⲧⲡ̣ⲟⲩⲙⲃⲁⲓⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲧⲓⲙⲓ
26ⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ
27ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ
28ϩⲓϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛⲧⲁ
29ⲡϣⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ
30ϣⲁⲡⲙⲁⲛⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ̣
31ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫ
32ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣ
33ⲛⲧⲩ̣ⲃ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ
34ⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓ
35ⲟⲛϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱ
36ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̣ⲛ̣ⲡⲉⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦
37ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
side 2
9ⲇⲓ ⲉⲙⲟ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟ ⲇⲓⲁⲕ, ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲉⲅⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣ 1Eight previous lines are very damaged, hardly visible.

1 Eight previous lines are very damaged, hardly visible.

Translation

side 1
1With God. During the reign, in the first year of our
2 Christ-loving, pious king John, as the ...?...
3Georgios acts as proto(...), protodomestikos and
4protomeizoteros (palace superior?) as all the Ethiopians are under him,
5from Tilimauara to the Castrum of Philae.
6our ... Abba Metania is bishop
7of Korte, ... Marcus is...
8Peishate is ...
9Mechenkoud is ...
10Mechenkoud ...
11of Kyrshe, in the mercy of God, the All-Powerful.
12Ananias himself, I, Menanta, daughter of Mari-
13ham, woman of Kyrshe but today in Pordip-
14pa. We are writing ... we agree and
15our intention is solid and our calculation is
16firm in our ... our very will
17and our ... . We are writing to Abraham (?)
18our son and Menanta, his wife ...
19... that we give you five portions (bai) of land.
20... the lands of Abraham...
21... with our labour we have given you (pl.)
22... the two por-
23tions of land also which I sold (?) you. You, Abra-
24ham ... our son, for three solidi ...
25three nomismata ...
26... I sold (?) them to you (pl.), you, Ab(raham and)
27your wife Menanta. ...
28on them ... Menanta ...
29(from?) the water-cistern, to the ...
30to the ... You (pl.) are
31the owners over it...
32every power ...
33...
34...
35... stranger to the Father,
36and the Son, and the Holy
37Spirit.
side 2
9Written by me, Johannes deacon, son of Mena, (I am) witness.

 
 
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