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Pap. München, BSB, Pap.graec.mon. 98 (More information about the Object)

Publication No.

P.Münch. I 9 (+ P.Lond 1734 protocol)

Modern Title

Contract of sale

Summary

Tapia, originally of Syene, now resides in Antinoe (also known as Antinoopolis), which was some 700 kilometers down the Nile and was also the residence of her brother Ioannes (P. Munch. 7.5-15). She was recently widowed from her second husband, Iakobos (P. Munch. 7.8-17), whose property has not yet been divided (line 52). In order to raise the money for her own support and to pay off a forfeit incurred in connection with her brother (perhaps as a result of litigation) she returns to Syene to sell five pieces of inherited and acquired property to Patermouthis and (T)kako for the sum of ten gold solidi. The property consists, on the one hand, of four shares of three houses in the southern part of the fortress on the street of the Oratory of the Holy and Triumphant Victor: 1. a half-share in the living room on the 2nd floor of what had been her mother's house, partly inherited and partly purchased (lines 30-33; 37-39; 94-95); 2. an unspecified inherited share of the terrace on the 4th floor of the same house (lines 33-34; 95-96); 3. an unspecified, probably inherited, share in what had been her father's house (lines 40-42); 4. an unspecified inherited share in the "little house" that had belonged to her mother and father (line 42). The fifth property, on the other hand, is the half-share of a house lying in the same part of the fortress but on the Street of the Camp, acquired by purchase from Ioannes son of Patechnoumios (lines 50-53; 96-97). The strip containing the endorsement on its verso was erroneously published by Bell as the protocol of P. Lond. V 1734 (D25), with which it was framed. (introduction of J. J. Farber in Pap.Eleph.Eng. (1996) D40) Laut L. Wenger (Repertorium BSB): Verkauf von Häuserteilen einer Frau Aurelia Tapia an ihren Schwiegersohn Aur. Patermuthis u. ihre Tochter Kako. Von der Verkäuferin bei Gott, dann bei νίκη und διαμονή von Kaiser u. Kaiserin beschworen (Z. 20-24) 1 ὑπογραφεύς: Soldat aus Syene. 7 Zeugen, darunter 1 Diakon, 2 Soldaten aus Syene, 3 Centurionen und 1 Arzt, alle in Syene in Garnison. Urkundenschreiber Zeit des Mauricius. Dat. v. 9/6 585. Syene. Vgl. hierzu die Jubiläumsnummer der Zeitschrift für das Notariat in Bayern (1912) N.F. 13 S. 201-2017. San Nicolo, Marian, Die Schlußklauseln der altbabylon. Kauf- u. Tauschverträge (München 1922) S. 172 A. 80.

Edition

1	† βασιλείας τοῦ θειοτάτου ἡμῶν δεσπότου Φλαυίου Τιβερίου Μαυρικίου
2	τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου καὶ Αὐτοκράτορος καὶ μεγίστου
3	εὐεργέτου ἔτους τρίτου Παῦνι ε τῆς τρίτης ἰνδικτίονος ἐν Συήνῃ
4	Αὐρηλία Ταπία θυγάτηρ Τσίου μητρὸς Μαριὰμ χωρὶς τοῦ
5	κυρίου αὐτῆς ἀνδρὸς χρηματίζουσα, γαμετὴ τότε Ἰακώβου,
6	ἀπὸ τῆς Συήνης ὁρμωμένη, ἡ καὶ ἑξῆς ὑπογραφέα παρέχουσα
7	τὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς ὑπογράφοντα καὶ μάρτυρας τοὺς ἑξῆς
8	μαρτυροῦντας τῇδε τῇ βεβαίᾳ πράσει, vac. ? Αὐρηλίοις
9	Πατερμουθίῳ υἱῷ Μηνᾶ ναύτῃ καὶ γαμβρῷ μου καὶ
10	Κακῶτι γαμετῇ αὐτοῦ ἰδίᾳ μου θυγατρὶ ἐκ πατρὸς τοῦ προ-
11	γεγραμμένου Ἰακώβου ἀπὸ τῆς Συηνιτῶν πόλεως ὁρμωμένοις
12	χαίρειν. ὁμολογῶ ἐγὼ ἡ προγεγραμμένη Ταπία διὰ ταύτης
13	μου τῆς ἐγγράφου ὠνιακῆς ἀσφαλείας ἑκοῦσα καὶ
14	πεπεισμένοι ¹ l. πεπεισμένη δίχα παντὸς δόλου καὶ φόβου καὶ βίας
15	καὶ ἀνάγκης καὶ συναρπαγῆς καὶ κολακίας ² l. κολακείας καὶ μηχανῆς
16	καὶ κακονοίας καὶ κακοηθείας καὶ ἐλαττώματος παντὸς
17	καί τινος φαύλου διανοήματος καὶ πάσης νομίμου
18	περιγραφῆς, ἀλλʼ ἑκουσίῳ γνώμῃ καὶ αὐθαιρέτῳ βουλήσει
19	καὶ ὀρθῇ διανοίᾳ καὶ καθαρῷ σκοπῷ καὶ ἀμετατρέπτῳ λογισμῷ
20	καὶ ἀμεταθέτῳ βουλήματι καὶ εἰλικρινεῖ συνειδήσει, ἅμα δὲ
21	καὶ ὀμνύουσα τὸν φρικτὸν καὶ σεβάσμιον ὅρκον τοῦ
22	παντοκράτορος θεοῦ καὶ τὴν ³ l. τῆς νικην ⁴ l. νίκης καὶ διαμονην ⁵ l. διαμονῆς τῶν
23	εὐσεβεστάτων ἡμῶν δεσποτῶν Φλαυίων Τιβερίου Μαυρικίου
24	καὶ Αἰλείας Κωνσταντίνης τῶν αἰωνίων Αὐγούστων
25	καὶ Αὐτοκρατόρων καὶ μεγίστων εὐεργετῶν, πεπρακέναι
26	ὑμῖν σήμερον τοῖς προγεγραμμένοις Πατερμουθείῳ καὶ
27	Κακῶτι συμβίῳ αὐτοῦ ὠνιακῷ νόμῳ καὶ αἰωνίᾳ κατοχῇ
28	καὶ ἐξουσίᾳ πάσῃ καὶ παντὶ πληρεστάτῳ δεσποτείας
29	δικαίῳ καὶ καταγεγραφέναι ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἐπὶ τὸν ἑξῆς
30	ἅπαντα διηνεκῆ χρόνον τὸ ὑπάρχον μοι ἥμισυ μέρος
31	τοῦ συμποσίου ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τῆς μητρός, οὗ καὶ τὸ ἄλλο ἥμισυ μέρος
32	ἀνήκειν Μηνᾷ καὶ Τσελὲτ τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς μου, νεύοντος εἰς βορρᾶ ⁶ l. βορρᾶν
33	εἰς τὸν πεσσὸν ἐν τῇ δευτέρᾳ στέγῃ, καὶ τὸ μέρος μου ἀπὸ δώματος ἐν τῇ τετάρτῃ
34	στέγῃ τοῦ ἐπάνωθεν τοῦ ἀκουβίτου Ταλιφάντις, σὺν τῷ μέρει μου
35	τῶν ὅλων χρηστηρίων τῆς οἰκίας, ἀφʼ ἧς πέπρακα ⁷corr. ex πεπρακαμεν ὑμῖν τὸ ἥμισυ
36	&amp;lt;μέρος> τοῦ συμποσίου, οὔσης ἐν τῇ Συήνῃ περὶ τὸ νότινον μέρος τοῦ φρουρίου
37	ἐπὶ λαύραν τοῦ εὐκτηρίου ⁸corr. ex τουτηριου τοῦ ἁγίου καὶ ἀθλοφόρου Βίκτορος περιελθὸν
38	εἰς ἐμὲ οὕτως· τέταρτον μὲν μέρος ἀπὸ κληρονομίας τῆς μητρός μου,
39	ἕτερον δὲ τέταρτον ἀπὸ ἀγορασίας παρὰ Γεωργίου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ μου
40	ἔτι μὴν καὶ πεπρακέναι σοι καὶ τὸ μέρος μου ἀπὸ τῆς οἰκίας τοῦ
41	πατρός μου Τσίου πρὸς τὸν μερισμόν, τῆς αὐτῆς οἰκίας διακειμένης
42	ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ λαύρᾳ ⁹ corr. ex παυρα, ἔτι μὴν καὶ τὸ μέρος μου ἀπὸ τῆς μικρῆς ¹⁰ l. μικρᾶς οἰκίας
43	ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ ¹¹corr. ex αυλη λαύρᾳ, περιελθὸν εἰς ἐμὲ οὕτως· μέρος μὲν ἀπὸ κληρονομίας
44	τῆς μητρός μου, μέρος δὲ ἀπὸ πατρῴας κληρονομίας, οἱα ¹² l. οἵας ἐστὶν
45	διαθέσεως ἀπὸ θεμελίων ἕως ἀέρος. ἁπλῶς οὐδὲν ἐμοὶ τὸ
46	σύνολον ὑπολέλειπται ἄπρατον ἀπὸ τῶν τρειῶν ¹³ l. τριῶν οἰκημάτων
47	τῆς μητρός μου καὶ τοῦ πατρὸς κατὰ τὸ λαχόν μοι μέρος σὺν τῷ μέρει τῶν
48	ὅλων χρηστηρίωνο, κοινῶν δὲ ὄντων καὶ ἀδιαιρέτων
49	εἰς ἐμὲ καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἄλλους μου ἀδελφούς. προσομολογῶ δὲ καὶ
50	πεπρακέναι τὸ αἱροῦν μοι ἥμισυ μέρος · οἰκίας, τὸ περιελθὸν
51	εἰς ἐμὲ ἐκ δικαίας ἀγορασίας ¹⁴ corr. ex κγορασιας παρὰ Ἰωάννου Πατεχνουμίου, οὑ ¹⁵ l. ἧς καὶ
52	τὸ ἄλλο ἥμισυ μέρος ἀνήκειν τῷ εὐμοίρῳ μου ἀνδρὶ ἐξ ἀγορασίας
53	παρὰ τοῦ αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννου, τῆς αὐτῆς οἰκίας διακειμένης ἐν τῇ
54	Συήνῃ περὶ τὸ νότινον μέρος τοῦ φρουρίου καὶ περὶ λαύραν τῆς
55	παρεμβολῆς. εἰσὶ δὲ γείτονες τῆς αὐτῆς οἰκίας νότου οἰκία
56	τῶν κληρονόμων Ἄ̣π̣α̣ Δ̣ί̣ο̣υ ~~̣ ̣ ̣ ̣~~ Ἀ̣β̣ρ̣ααμίου̣ vac. ?
57	ἢ οἳ δʼ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντη πάντοθεν, καθὼς καὶ ἐν στόματι
58	ὑπηγορευσαμεν ¹⁶ l. ὑπηγόρευσα ἠμεις ¹⁷ l. ἐγὼ ἡ ¹⁸ corr. ex σοι ἀποδομένη ¹⁹ corr. ex αποδομενο. καὶ οὐδὲν · ἐμοὶ τὸ σύνολον
59	ὑπολέλειπται ἄπρατον ἀπὸ τῶν προδεδηλουμένων ²⁰ l. προδεδηλωμένων μερῶν
60	οἰκημάτων πρὸς τὴν δύναμιν τῶν πράσεων καὶ τῶν
61	κλήρων τῶν καὶ ἀναδοθεισῶν εἰς μείζονά σου ²¹l. ὑμῶν ἀσφάλειαν,
62	τιμῆς τῆς πρὸς ἀλλήλους συμπεφωνημένης καὶ συναρεσάσης
63	χρυσοῦ νομισματίων δέκα ζυγῷ τῆς Συηνιτῶν
64	γίνονται χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια ι ζυγῷ Συήνης, ἥνπερ τὴν τελείαν τιμὴν μὴν αὐτόθι
65	ἀπέσχον παρʼ ὑμῶν τῶν ὠνουμένων μέρος μὲν ἀνήλωσα
66	εἰς τὴν ἀναγκαίαν χρεῖάν μου ἢ διατροφὴν ἐν τῇ Ἀντινοέων,
67	μέρος δὲ δέδωκα εἰς τὴν ὑπερβαίνουσάν μοι ζημίαν ἐν τῇ
68	αὐτῇ πόλει προφάσει Ἰωάννου τοῦ ἐμοῦ ἀδελφοῦ ἐν τῇ ἐνεστώσῃ
69	ἡμέρᾳ διὰ χειρὸς εἰς χεῖρά μου ἐξ οἴκου ὑμῶν ἀριθμῷ καὶ σταθμῷ
70	πλήρη. καὶ βεβαιώσω ὑμῖν τὴν παροῦσαν πρᾶσιν πάσῃ βαβαιώσει
71	ἀπὸ παντὸς διὰ παντὸς τοῦ ἐπελευσομένου ἢ καὶ ἀντιποιησομένου
72	καὶ πρὸς τῷ σε ²² l. ὑμᾶς τοὺς πριαμένους ἀπεντεῦθεν κυριεύειν καὶ
73	δεσπόζειν καὶ διοικεῖν καὶ οἰκονομεῖν καὶ ἀνοικοδομεῖν
74	καὶ πωλεῖν καὶ μεταπωλεῖν καὶ χαρίζεσθαι καὶ τέκνοις καὶ
75	ἐγγόνοις διατάσσειν κτᾶσθαι χρᾶσθαι παντὶ ἀρέσκοντι
76	ὑμῖν τρόπῳ ἀκωλύτως τε καὶ ἀνεμποδίστως, καὶ μὴ ἐξεῖναί
77	μοι μήτε κληρονόμοις μου μήτε διαδόχοις μήτε διακατόχοις
78	ἐνάγειν ὑμῖν μήτε τοῖς μεθʼ ὑμων ²³ l. ὑμᾶς παραλημψομένοις
79	μήτε διαδόχοις μήτε διακατόχοις · μήτε ἐγκαλεῖν μήτε ἐγκαλεσειεν ²⁴ l. ἐγκαλέσειν
80	μήτε ἐπιφυῆναι μήτε παραβῆναι μήτε παρασαλεῦσαι ταύτην
81	μου τὴν πρᾶσιν ἐν τῷ νῦν καὶ ἐν μηδενὶ καιρῷ ἢ χρόνῳ
82	κατὰ μηθένα ²⁵ l. μηδένα τρόπον ἀφορμῇ μηδεμιᾷ, διὰ τὸ ὡς προεῖπον
83	ἀπεσχηκέναι με παρʼ ὑμῶν τελείαν τὴν ἐγκειμένην τιμὴν
84	ἐν νομισματίοις δέκα. τὸν δʼ ἐπελευσόμενον ὑμῖν ²⁶ corr. ex τμιν ἢ καὶ ἀντι-
85	ποιησόμενον ἕνεκεν τῆς πράσεως ἢ μέρους αὐτῆς τὸ
86	σύνολον ἐκστήσω καὶ καθαροποιήσω ἰδίοις μου ἀναλώμασι
87	καὶ δαπανήμασι. καὶ πρὸς ὑμῶν ἀσφάλειαν ταύτην
88	ἐξεδόμην τὴν πρᾶσιν κυρίαν οὖσαν καὶ βεβαίαν
89	καὶ ἀρραγῆ καὶ ἀσάλευτον καὶ ἔννομον ἁπανταχοῦ
90	προφερομένην μεθʼ ὑπογραφῆς τοῦ ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ὑπογράφοντος
91	καὶ τῶν ἑξῆς μαρτυρούντων, καὶ ἐπερωτηθεῖσα
92	κατὰ πρόσωπον ὡμολόγησα †. † † † Αὐρηλία Ταπία θυγάτηρ Τσίου
93	μητρὸς Μαριὰμ χωρὶς τοῦ κυρίου αὐτῆς ἀνδρὸς χρηματίζουσα ὁρμω-
94	μένη ἀπὸ Συήνης ἡ προκειμένη πεπρακυῖα τὸ ὑπάρχον μοι ἥμισυ μέρος
95	συμποσίου ἐν δευτέρᾳ στέγῃ καὶ τὸ μέρος μου ἀπὸ τοῦ δώματος ἐν τετάρτῃ στέγῃ
96	ἐν τῇ οἰκίᾳ τῆς μητρός μου, ἔτι μὴν καὶ τὸ ἥμισυ μέρος οἰκίας τὸ
97	περιελθὸν εἰς ἐμὲ ἀπὸ δικαίας ἀγορασίας παρὰ Ἰωάννου Πατεχνουμίου,
98	σὺν μέρει ²⁷corr. ex αερει αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τῶν ὅλων χρηστηρίων τῶν τε προθύρων καὶ πυλόνων ²⁸ l. πυλώνων
99	καὶ πεσσῶν καὶ ἑτέρων συγκηρούντων ²⁹ l. συγκυρούντων χρηστηρίων, καὶ ἀπεσχηκυῖα παρʼ ὑμῶν ³⁰ corr. ex υμαν
100	τὴν τελείαν καὶ προγεγραμμένην τιμὴν ἐν χρυσοῦ νομισματίοις δέκα ζυγῷ Συήνης,
101	καὶ βεβαιῶ ὑμῖν τὴν πρᾶσιν πάσῃ βεβαιώσει καὶ στοιχεῖ μοι πάντα ὡς πρόκειται. Φλαύιος
102	Μᾶρκος Ἄπα Δίου στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης αἰτηθεὶς ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτῆς παρούσης
103	καὶ εἰπούσης μοι γράμματα μὴ εἰδυιης ³¹ l. εἰδέναι †. † Παπνοῦθις Δῖος διάκονος ἐκκλησίας
104	Συήνης μαρτυρῶ †.
105	† Φλαύιος Κῦρος Ἰωάννου κεντυρίων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ τῇ πράσι ³² l. πράσει ἀκούσας παρὰ τὴς θεμένης †.
106	† Φλαύιος Ἰωσὴφ Βίκτωρ ἰατρὸς καὶ στρατιώτης λεγεῶνος Συήνης μαρτυρῶ †.
107	Φλαύιος Μουσαίου ³³ l. Μουσαίος Ἀβρααμίου στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ †.
108	† Φλαύιος Παπνοῦθις Μαρτυρίοου ³⁴ l. Μαρτυρίου κεντηρίον ³⁵ l. κεντυρίων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ †.
109	† Φλαύιος Ἰωάννης Κολοῦθος κεντηρείων ³⁶ l. κεντυρίων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ.
110	† Φλαύιος Ἄπα Δῖος Μηνᾶ στρατιώτης ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης μαρτυρῶ τῇ πράσει ἀκούσας παρὰ του ³⁷ l. τῆς θεμενου ³⁸ l. θεμένης.
111	† διʼ ἐμοῦ Ἀλλάμονος Πέτρου ἀπὸ βικαρίων ἐγράφη † † †.

¹ l. πεπεισμένη
² l. κολακείας
³ l. τῆς
⁴ l. νίκης
⁵ l. διαμονῆς
⁶ l. βορρᾶν
⁷ corr. ex πεπρακαμεν
⁸ corr. ex τουτηριου
⁹ corr. ex παυρα
¹⁰ l. μικρᾶς
¹¹ corr. ex αυλη
¹² l. οἵας
¹³ l. τριῶν
¹⁴ corr. ex κγορασιας
¹⁵ l. ἧς
¹⁶ l. ὑπηγόρευσα
¹⁷ l. ἐγὼ
¹⁸ corr. ex σοι
¹⁹ corr. ex αποδομενο
²⁰ l. προδεδηλωμένων
²¹ l. ὑμῶν
²² l. ὑμᾶς
²³ l. ὑμᾶς
²⁴ l. ἐγκαλέσειν
²⁵ l. μηδένα
²⁶ corr. ex τμιν
²⁷ corr. ex αερει
²⁸ l. πυλώνων
²⁹ l. συγκυρούντων
³⁰ corr. ex υμαν
³¹ l. εἰδέναι
³² l. πράσει
³³ l. Μουσαίος
³⁴ l. Μαρτυρίου
³⁵ l. κεντυρίων
³⁶ l. κεντυρίων
³⁷ l. τῆς
³⁸ l. θεμένης

1	-?- ̣ ̣ ̣ π̣ρ̣ὸ̣ς̣ Πατερμούθιν (καὶ)
2	Τκακωτ?

Translation

1	† In the reign of our most divine master Flavius Tiberius Mauricius,
2	the eternal Augustus and Emperor and greatest
3	benefactor, in the third year on Payni 5, in the third indiction, in Syene,
4	Aurelia Tapia daughter of Tsios, her mother being Mariam, transacting without her
5	husband as guardian, formerly the wife of Iakobos,
6	originating from Syene and providing a signatory below
7	signing on her behalf and witnesses
8	bearing witness below to this warranted deed of sale, to the Aurelians
9	Patermouthios son of Menas, a boatman and my son-in-law, and
10	to Kako, his wife and my own daughter, whose father is the
11	aforesaid Iakobos, both originating from the city of the Syenians,
12	greetings. I, the aforesaid Tapia, acknowledge by this,
13	my written security of purchase, willingly and
14	convinced apart from any guile or fear or force
15	or compulsion or deceit or flattery or contrivance
16	or malice or maliciousness or any defect
17	or any mean intention or any
18	circumvention of the law, but of my own free will and self-chosen volition
19	and sound understanding and pure purpose and fixed calculation
20	and unchangeable design and clear conscience, and at the same time
21	swearing the dreadful and awesome oath by
22	almighty God and by the victory and permanence of
23	our most pious masters, the Flavians Tiberius Mauricius
24	and Aelia Constantina, the eternal Augustans
25	and Emperors and the greatest benefactors, that I have sold
26	to you today, the aforesaid Patermouthios and
27	Kako, his spouse, by the law of purchase and for eternal possession
28	and total authority and every most complete right of ownership,
29	and that I have transferred to you from now for
30	all on-going time to come the half-share
31	of the living room belonging to me in the house of my mother, the other half of which
32	belongs to Menas and Tselet, my siblings, facing north
33	toward the stair, on the second floor; and also my share of the terrace on the fourth
34	floor above the bedroom of Talephantis; with my share
35	of all the appurtenances. The house of which I have sold you half
36	the living room is in Syene in the southern part of the fortress
37	in the Quarter of the Oratory of the Holy and Triumphant Victor; having come around
38	to me in this way: one quarter-share from a legacy from my mother,
39	another quarter by purchase from Georgios, my brother.
40	Moreover, I have sold you also my share in the house of
41	my father Tsios, in accordance with its division, the same house lying
42	in the same quarter; and moreover also my share of the little house —
43	in the same quarter, having come around to me in this way: part as a legacy from
44	my mother, part as a paternal legacy — in the
45	condition it is in, from base to air. Absolutely nothing
46	has been left unsold by me, nothing at all of the three houses of
47	my mother and father — according to the share allotted to me, with a share of
48	all the appurtenances, those that came in common and undivided
49	to me and to my siblings. I acknowledge further
50	that I have sold the half-share of a house that belongs to me, the one having come around
51	to me by rightful purchase from Ioannes son of Patechnoumios, and its
52	other half-share belonged to my late husband as a result of a purchase
53	from the same Ioannes, the same house lying in
54	Syene in the southern part of the fortress and in the Quarter of the
55	Camp. The boundaries of the same house are: on the south the house of
56	the heirs of Apa Dios; [. . .] of Abraam;
57	or whatever may be the boundaries everywhere on every side just as
58	I the vendor have asserted orally. And nothing at all
59	of the above-named house -share has been left unsold by me,
60	in accordance with the power of the deeds of sale and the
61	wills, which deeds also have been delivered to you for your greater security,
62	the price mutually agreed upon and approved
63	being gold, ten solidi in the weight of the Syenians,
64	i . e . , gold, 10 solidi in the weight of the Syenians, which full price
65	I have here received in full from you, the purchasers — part of it I have spent
66	for my essential needs or upkeep in the city of the Antinoeans,
67	and part I have given toward the remaining forfeit incurred by me
68	by reason of my brother Ioannes in the same city — on the present
69	day, from your hand to my hand, from your cashbox, in number and weight
70	complete. And I will warrant to you the present deed of sale with every warranty
71	always against anyone who intends to bring suit against you or contend about it,
72	in order that you, the buyers, hereafter may control and
73	own and administer and manage and build up
74	and sell and resell and give and bequeath to your children and
75	descendants; acquire and use in any way pleasing
76	to you, without let or hindrance. And it is not permitted to
77	me or my heirs or successors or assigns to
78	bring action against you or your heirs or
79	successors or assigns or to sue — nor shall I sue —
80	or to challenge or violate or undermine this,
81	my deed of sale, now or on any occasion or time,
82	in any way, on any pretext because, as I said before,
83	I have received from you in full the set price
84	often solidi. The man who intends to bring suit against you or even
85	contend on account of the deed of sale or a part of it — him
86	I shall drive out entirely and cleanse the deed of sale at my own expense
87	and cost. And as your security
88	I have presented to you this deed of sale, which is valid and warranted
89	and unbreakable and unshakable and lawful wherever
90	brought forward, with the signature of the one signing on my behalf
91	and of the witnesses below. And having been questioned face to face,
92	I have expressed acknowledgment. † (2nd hand) ††† I, Aurelia Tapia daughter of Tsios, my mother being
93	Mariam, transacting without her husband as guardian, originating
94	from Syene, the aforementioned, have sold the half-share belonging to me
95	of the living room on the second floor; and my half-share of the terrace on the fourth floor
96	in the house of my mother; and further also the half-share of a house, the share
97	having come around to me by rightful purchase from Ioannes son of Patechnoumios;
98	with their share of all the appurtenances, consisting of the vestibules and gateways
99	and stairs and other related appurtenances. I have received from you
100	the full and aforesaid price in gold, ten solidi in the weight of Syene,
101	and I warrant to you the deed of sale with every warranty, and everything is satisfactory as aforementioned. I, Fl.
102	Markos son of Apa Dios, soldier of the regiment of Syene, having been requested, wrote on her behalf, she being present
103	and having told it to me, since she is not literate. † (3rd hand) † I, Papnouthis son of Dios, deacon of the church of
104	Syene, bear witness. †
105	(4th hand) † I, Fl. Kyros son of Ioannes, centurion of the regiment of Syene, bear witness to the deed of sale, having heard it from the contracting parties. †
106	(5th hand) † I, Fl. Ioseph son of Victor, physician and soldier of the legion of Syene, bear witness. †
107	(6th hand) † I, Fl. Mousaios son of Abraamios, soldier of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. †
108	(7th hand) † I, Fl. Papnouthis son of Martyrios, centurion of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. †
109	(8th hand) † I, Fl. Ioannes son of Kolouthos, centurion of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. †
110	(9th hand) † I, Fl. Apa Dios son of Menas, soldier of the regiment of Syene, bear witness to the deed of sale, having heard it from the contracting party. †
111	(1st hand) † Written by me, Allamon son of Petros, former vicarius. †††

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