404 Hieroglyphical Fragments. 



B. 



(1) The year XXVIII; in the reign of Ptolemy and 

 Cleopatra his sister, (2) the son and daughter of Ptolemy and 

 Cleopatra, the Illustrious gods ; (2) ^ like to the sun ? ever- 

 living. (3) It is declared that the parties, Alecis the son of 

 Erieus, and Lubais the daughter of Erieus, (4) and Tbaeais 

 the daughter of Erieus, the three by the same mother, ' Ta- 

 suis ? and Senerieus the daughter (5) of Petenephotes, and 

 of' Sen. ?- Lubais, Erieus the son of Amenothes, and Senosor- 

 phibis (6) the daughter of Amenothes, both by the same mo- 

 ther Senamunis, Sisois, surnamed Erieus, the son of (7) 

 Amenothes and of ' Senchonsis ? the seven being mechanics 

 in Diospolis (8) the Splendid ; to the party Asos the son of 

 Horus and of Sempoeris ; have sold (9) for a sum of money two 

 and a half rods of unproductive ground : these two and a 

 half rods being (10) situated to the north of the whole ten 

 rods lying in the ' south-west quarter of Diospolis ? (11) the 

 remaining seven and a half rods having been purchased by 

 Teephibis the son of Amenothes and (12) of ' Mautis 1 towards 

 the south, as a tenement for himself and his family, in the 

 XXVIIIth year (13) of the king everliving : the ten rods 

 having to the south the * inhabitant (14) Haines? the two and 

 a half rods having to the south the seven and a half rods of 

 Teephibis the son of (15) Amenothes and ' Mautis? " to the 

 east the Course of Juno?? to the north the house of (16) 

 Psenchonsis ? the son of Spotus?? and ... *^ to the west the 

 Royal road (17) leading to the temple of Ceres?? For these 

 two and a half rods of ground (18) not cultivated ; that is to 

 say, for two and a half rods of level ground (19) the price 

 was paid and received, that is to say, ^ five ? talents. (20 . , 

 28) [As in A, 19 ..24.] 



Greek Registry. 



In the year XXIX; Phamenoth [ix.] 9. Registered at 

 the table in Hermopolis, at which Dionysius is collector of 

 the tax of five per cent., in the account of Asclepiades and 

 Crates [contractors for the duty on sales], of which Ptole- 

 mais the countersigner subscribes : Asus the son of Horus, 

 the purchaser of two ^nd a half rods pf unproductive ground, 



