Papyri Museo Egizio

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Writing Recto
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General description

Contract granting religious services in the Hathor temple

The manuscript contains two contracts written in Demotic and in Greek. The content of the texts are similar, namely the assignment of a little over three days of liturgical service between priests of Amun and priests of Hathor every month in the temple of Hathor. On the verso is a list of 16 witnesses who were present that day.

The papyrus is part of an archive that was found in early 1905 while excavating in a house near the Hathor temple at Deir el-Medina. It was preserved in two sealed jars (Archivio Fotografico C01790). Once opened, they revealed 61 documents written in Greek and Demotic, dated to the 2nd century BCE. The papyri were wrapped in linen strips or sheets bearing archival notes, featuring information about the priest of Hathor, Totoes, and his wife, Tatehathyris, who were members of two Egyptian priestly families. A large part of the documents is related to liturgical days in the Hathor temple and other shrines. The archive also includes several marriage and divorce contracts, kept for relatives.

Epoch

Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)

Dynasty

Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)

Pharaoh

Ptolemy VI (Philometor) - 1st Reign

Provenance

Deir el-Medina

Excavation: Schiaparelli, Ernesto

Excavation Date: 1905

Joining object(s) (log into TPOP)

Suppl.6080

Image(s)

Image

Text 1
Text 2
Text 3

Contributor

Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)

Script

demotic

Text type

Administrative text, Contract

Keywords

sale, cession

Epoch

Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)

Dynasty

Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)

Pharaoh

Ptolemy VI (Philometor) - 1st Reign

Drawing

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

Botti, L'archivio demotico da Deir el-Medineh, pp. 37-40 (OEB 12260)

Contributor

Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)

Script

demotic

Text type

Contract, Administrative text

Keywords

cession, sale

Epoch

Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)

Dynasty

Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)

Pharaoh

Ptolemy VI (Philometor) - 1st Reign

Drawing

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

Botti, L'archivio demotico da Deir el-Medineh, pp. 40-42 (OEB 12260)

Contributor

Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)

Script

greek

Text type

Administrative text, Receipt

Keywords

tax

Epoch

Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)

Dynasty

Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)

Pharaoh

Ptolemy VI (Philometor) - 1st Reign

Drawing

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

Botti, L'archivio demotico da Deir el-Medineh, p. 38 (OEB 12260)

Image

Text 1
Text 2

Contributor

Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)

Script

demotic

Text type

Witness list, Administrative text

Keywords

names

Epoch

Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)

Dynasty

Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)

Pharaoh

Ptolemy VI (Philometor) - 1st Reign

Drawing

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

Botti, L'archivio demotico da Deir el-Medineh, pp. 42-43 (OEB 12260)

Contributor

Juan José Archidona Ramírez (JJAR)

Script

demotic

Text type

Witness list, Administrative text

Keywords

names

Epoch

Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)

Dynasty

Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)

Pharaoh

Ptolemy VI (Philometor) - 1st Reign

Drawing

Drawing description

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Bibliographical reference

Botti, L'archivio demotico da Deir el-Medineh, pp. 42-43 (OEB 12260)