Contract
Cat. 2126 belongs to the private archives of Tsenhor, a woman belonging to a family of choachytes, “those who offer libations”, as part of the cult of the dead. It dates to 498 BC and outlines the establishment of Ruru, Pasherenese’s daughter, as one of his two heirs; the other being her younger brother Irturu. In 517 BC, Pasherenese had already stipulated that his patrimony would be divided between Ruru and any other children that would eventually be born. In fact, her brother is born after that date and here, nineteen years later, Pasherenese confirms his children as his heirs, presumably shortly prior to his death. The verso contains the names of witnesses.
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 27 (Persian) (526-402 BC)
Darius I (Setutre Merienre)
Thebes (?)
Acquisition: Drovetti, Bernardino
Acquisition Date: 1824
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Cat. 2126, Text Recto 1
(l.1) Regnal year 24, month 4 of peret under pharaoh l.p.h. Darius l.p.h.
Has said the choachyte of the valley pꜣ-šr-n-i҆s.t, son of hryrm, his mother being bn-i҆w=w-th.ṱ=s, to
the woman rwrw, daughter of the choachyte of the valley pꜣ-šr-n-i҆s.t, son of hryrm, her
mother being tꜣ-sn.t-n-ḥr, your daughter.
(l.2) "To you belongs the half of all which
is mine, together with that which I will make in the field, the temple, and the
village (viz.) houses, field, slave, money, copper, clothing, barley, emmer,
cow, donkey, tomb in the necropolis (litt. place in the mountain), bread of osiris
and every thing on earth. They are yours. I have no claim in the world on them.
I have given them
(l.3) to you as your share. As for the other half, it belongs to the
choachyte of the valley i҆r.t.w-r=w, son of pꜣ-šr-n-i҆s.t, son of hryrm, his mother being tꜣ-sn.t-n-ḥr, my son,
your brother. The one who will come after you because of them (i.e. the share’s)
in my name or in the name of any man on earth, I will cause him to be far from
you. To you belong their titledeeds,
(l.4) wherever they are. To you belongs that which I have a right to in
their name (i.e. the titledeeds). Written
by the God’s Father of Montu lord of Thebes i҆py, son of ḏd-ḥr.
Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)
demotic
Contract, Administrative text
division, inheritance
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 27 (Persian) (526-402 BC)
Darius I (Setutre Merienre)
No
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Pestman, Les papyrus démotiques de Tsenhor, P. Tsenhor 13 (OEB 36370)
Cat. 2126, Text Recto 1
(l.1) Regnal year 24, month 4 of peret under pharaoh l.p.h. Darius l.p.h.
Has said the choachyte of the valley pꜣ-šr-n-i҆s.t, son of hryrm, his mother being bn-i҆w=w-th.ṱ=s, to
the woman rwrw, daughter of the choachyte of the valley pꜣ-šr-n-i҆s.t, son of hryrm, her
mother being tꜣ-sn.t-n-ḥr, your daughter.
(l.2) "To you belongs the half of all which
is mine, together with that which I will make in the field, the temple, and the
village (viz.) houses, field, slave, money, copper, clothing, barley, emmer,
cow, donkey, tomb in the necropolis (litt. place in the mountain), bread of osiris
and every thing on earth. They are yours. I have no claim in the world on them.
I have given them
(l.3) to you as your share. As for the other half, it belongs to the
choachyte of the valley i҆r.t.w-r=w, son of pꜣ-šr-n-i҆s.t, son of hryrm, his mother being tꜣ-sn.t-n-ḥr, my son,
your brother. The one who will come after you because of them (i.e. the share’s)
in my name or in the name of any man on earth, I will cause him to be far from
you. To you belong their titledeeds,
(l.4) wherever they are. To you belongs that which I have a right to in
their name (i.e. the titledeeds). Written
by the God’s Father of Montu lord of Thebes i҆py, son of ḏd-ḥr.
Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)
demotic
Administrative text, Contract
division, inheritance
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 27 (Persian) (526-402 BC)
Darius I (Setutre Merienre)
No
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Pestman, Les papyrus démotiques de Tsenhor (OEB 36370)
Cat. 2126, Text Verso 1
(l.1) … son of i҆r.t-ḥr-r=w
(l.2) ḥr … son of ḏd-ḥr
(l.3) i҆r.t.w-r-ṯꜣ son of ns-qꜣy-šw.ti҆
(l.4) ꜥnḫ-pꜣ-ẖrd son of … kp
(l.5) pꜣ-di҆-wsi҆r son of ššq
(l.6) i҆r.t.w-r-ṯꜣ son of sṯꜣ-i҆mn-gw
(l.7) pꜣ-di҆-ḫnsw … rs
(l.8) ḏd-i҆mn-i҆w=f-ꜥnḫ son of pꜣy=f-ṯꜣw-ꜥ.wy-ḫnsw
Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)
demotic
Witness list
names
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 27 (Persian) (526-402 BC)
Darius I (Setutre Merienre)
No
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Pestman, Les papyrus démotiques de Tsenhor, P. Tsenhor 13 (OEB 36370)
Cat. 2126, Text Verso 1
(l.1) … son of i҆r.t-ḥr-r=w
(l.2) ḥr … son of ḏd-ḥr
(l.3) i҆r.t.w-r-ṯꜣ son of ns-qꜣy-šw.ti҆
(l.4) ꜥnḫ-pꜣ-ẖrd son of … kp
(l.5) pꜣ-di҆-wsi҆r son of ššq
(l.6) i҆r.t.w-r-ṯꜣ son of sṯꜣ-i҆mn-gw
(l.7) pꜣ-di҆-ḫnsw … rs
(l.8) ḏd-i҆mn-i҆w=f-ꜥnḫ son of pꜣy=f-ṯꜣw-ꜥ.wy-ḫnsw
Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)
demotic
Witness list
names
Late Period (765-332 BC)
Dynasty 27 (Persian) (526-402 BC)
Darius I (Setutre Merienre)
No
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Pestman, Les papyrus démotiques de Tsenhor (OEB 36370)
