Greek papyrus with the report of a sentence
The
papyrus, written in Greek, records the proceedings of a quarrel between Horus,
son of Harsiese, and his fellow choachytes (= 'those who offer libations', an
organisation that dealt with the funerary cult of the dead), against the man Hermias,
over the possession of a house. The priest Hermias claimed his share of the
house but lost the case.
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)
Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)
Ptolemy VIII (Euergetes II)
Thebes/Deir el-Medina (?)
Acquisition: Drovetti, Bernardino
Acquisition Date: 1824
greek
Juridical text
choachyt, court case
Graeco-Roman Period (332 BC-565 AD)
Ptolemaic Period (305-30 BC)
Ptolemy VIII (Euergetes II)
No
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Pestman, Processo di Hermias, no. 12
