Le. London, British Library Pap 4 C   (More information about the Object)
Publication No. P. Lond. Copt 450
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Summary Deed in which Thecla, native of Kyrshe but living at Pordipa, addresses Abra[am] and Menanta, his wife, (see Pap 4 B for these two persons and also the localities!), to whom certain lands are sold. Much of the text is otherwise illegible. Under the reign of King John (Johannes).
   

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side 1
1ⲥⲛⲥⲩⲛⲑⲉⲱ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲫⲓⲗⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
2ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲉⲑⲉⲟⲧ ⲅⲉⲱⲣⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲙ
3ⲡⲣⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲭⲟⲥⲡⲣⲟⲧⲟⲇⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲣⲟⲙⲏⲍⲓⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲑⲟⲟⲡⲉ
4ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲁ ⲟ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕ,ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ
5ⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲣⲉⲕⲩⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ
6ⲙⲏⲗ ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓ
7ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ
8ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲣ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲇ
9ⲕⲩⲣϣⲏ ϩⲙⲡⲛⲁ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲇⲩⲛⲁ
10ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ
11ⲧⲣⲙⲕⲩⲣϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓϩⲛⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓⲡⲁ
12ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁ
13ⲙⲛⲙⲏⲛⲁⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲧ
14ⲡⲟⲣⲇⲓⲡⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲓϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ ⲧⲓⲧⲓ
15ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲓ ⲛⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲁ
16ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲁⲡⲟϩⲧ ⲕⲁϩ
17ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉ
18ϩⲱϥ
19ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧ
20ϩⲓϫⲱⲥ ⲙⲛ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ
21ⲛⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲙⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲱⲧ ⲛ
22ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ϩⲙⲙⲛⲉⲧϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
23ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ
24
25ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁ
26ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲓⲃⲁⲓⲕⲁϩ ϣⲙⲙⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϣⲏ
27ⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ̄ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
28ⲕⲩⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ
side 2
1ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲓⲙⲏ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛ ⲛⲧ ⲗⲱ
2ⲧⲓⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲧⲓⲥⲙⲛⲧⲓⲡⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲓⲉⲣⲟⲥ
3ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲭⲁⲣⲏⲛ
4ⲁⲛⲟⲕ
5ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲱⲁⲕⲓⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
6ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲓ ⲧⲓⲟ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ
7ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲭⲁⲏⲗⲕⲟⲩ
8ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧ
9ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲩ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲡⲣⲙⲡⲁⲭⲱ ⲥⲓⲙⲓⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲧ,ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ
10ⲇⲓ ⲉⲙⲟ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲟ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲉⲅⲣⲁⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ

Translation

side 1
1With God. In the reign of our Christ-loving, pious king
2Johannes (...). Georgios is ... and
3protodomestikos, and protomeizoteros (palace superior?) as all the Ethiopians
4are under him. Abba Metania is bishop
5of Korte, and Kyriakos is (...)
6...?...
7...?...
8...?...
9of Kyrshe from the mercy of God, the All-Powerful
10alone. I, Thecla daughter of (...)
11native of Kyrshe but now I am in Pordipa.
12I am writing to Abra(am) ...
13and Menanta, his wife ...
14Pordipa, that I agree to give (or: sell) ...
15one portion (bai) of land ...
16...?...
17...?...
18...?...
19part of them ...
20(you are owners) over it and from the seat (place)
21 of the Nile geese (?), to the place of running (? or refuge?) (...)
22who is owner over it in ownership (...)
23all power (...)
24...?...
25whoever dares (...)
26due to this portion of land (...) stranger to the Father and the
27Son and the Holy Spirit.
28...?... danger (?) ...
side 2
1And he shall give the ... for three (...)
2I confirm to you this firm deed (...) it.
3...?...
4I, ... (am witness)
5I, Joachim, son of (...) (am witness)
6I, Joseph ... am witness
7I, Khael, (...) (am witness)
8I, Makarios, (...) am witness
9I, ... native of Pacho, am witness
10Written by me, Johannes the deacon, son of Mena.
 
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