Administrative papyrus
Cat. 2121 is a contract for the donation of 10 aruras of land (about 27.000 m²) by a woman called Ruru, together with her brothers, to pay for the cult offerings of their (presumably by then deceased) father Padiusir. The family made this donation to a choachyte (a person who took care of the mortuary service) as compensation for bringing offerings to the deceased Padiusir on a regular basis. The fields now donated were in the family for many years, this papyrus is one from a group of four texts that have survived. The other papyri mentioning this family and plot of land are Cat. 2118, 2119, and 2120.
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 26 (664-526 BC)
Psammetichus I (Wahibre)
Thebes
Acquisition: Drovetti, Bernardino
Acquisition Date: 1824
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Cat. 2121
(l.1) Regnal year 47, month 3 of shemu, day 16 under pharaoh
Psamtek l.p.h.
(l.2) (On) this day, has said the woman rr(w) daughter of ḥm-ḫnsw wife of the priest of Amun, the great mayor of Thebes, the overseer of the
priests of Abydos, p(ꜣ)-di-wsir son of
(l.3) together with wn-imn son of p(ꜣ)-di-wsir, together with ḥm-ḫnsw son of p(ꜣ)-di-wsir, together with all their brothers in the presence of
Osiris, foremost of the west, lord of Abydos.
(l.4) The priest of Amun-Ra king of the gods, the overseer of the
priests of Abydos, the fourth priest of Osiris, Horus, and Isis of Abydos, the
great mayor of Thebes pꜣ-di-wsir,
(l.5) son of the god’s father of Amun, wn-imn: We have made a
donation to you of 10 arura consisting of fields of high- and private land
which are above the domain of Amun of Tashetaresy which
is the highland of Iunumenti,
(l.6) which the priest of Amun pꜣ-di-wsir, son of wn-imn, our
father, purchased in exchange for silver which was in the hand of the singer
of the domain of Amun, Ipy, son of
(l.7) (in) regnal year 45 under Pharao Psamtek l.p.h. We have made
a donation for you forever and ever. (By giving the fields) in the hand of the
choachyte and the children of pꜣy=f-ḥry-ḥsy,
(l.8) son of ir.t-ḥr-r=w. We have made a donation for you forever
and ever. They are yours, your donation fields, from today onwards. No man in
the entire world will be able to
(l.9) exercise authority over them except you. The one who will support
us will remain in the favour of Amun-Ra and Ptah, his son will succeed him.
(l.10) As for the one who will claim them (i.e. the fields, for
himself), he will fall under the sword of Amun-Ra and Ptah and the rage of Sekhmet.
His son will not succeed him. We have given it to you today,
(l.11) in order to be satisfied. We have no claim on them (i.e. the
fields) from today onwards. They said: May Amun live, may Pharaoh live, may he
be healthy! Amun will grant him this victory.
(l.12) We will
not be able to say falsehood about anything which is written above. No son,
daughter, brother, sister, master, mistress, or any person on the entire earth will
be able to
(l.13) exercise authority over them, except you. We have made a
donation for you, we have given their old documents and their new documents
that had been made
(l.14) (for) the priest of Amun p(ꜣ)-di-wsir, as well as their annual
accounts. Without being able to go to court with you. In writing of wn-imn son
of pꜣ-di-wsir.
(l.15) In writing of ḥm-ḫnsw son of the priest of Amun-Ra king of
the gods, the great mayor of Thebes pꜣ-di-wsir, son of wn-imn. He is witness to
everything that has been said
(l.16) above, in regnal year 47, month 3 of shemu, day 16 under
pharaoh Psamtek, may he live forever.
Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)
abnormal hieratic
Contract
donation, land, trust
Abydos (AbDw), Hermonthis (iwnw-mnTw)
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 26 (664-526 BC)
Psammetichus I (Wahibre)
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