COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
mediaCollectionId
ManchesterDev~93~3
Papyri Collection
Collection
true
Reference number:
Demotic P 12
reference_number
Demotic P 12
Reference number
false
Side:
recto
folio
recto
Side
false
Image Number:
JRL030593tr
image_number
JRL030593tr
Image Number
false
Image Title:
Agreement for Sale of Property
image_title
Agreement for Sale of Property
Image Title
false
Subject:
Legal documents
subject
Legal documents
Subject
false
Creator Role:
Scribe
creator_role
Scribe
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Peuhôr, son of Esmîn
creator
Peuhôr, son of Esmîn
Creator
false
Description:
Teihor, the legatee of Pleehe, sells the house which forms the chief item in Demotic Papyrus 11 to another woman, Teiant (?). The text is a list of the witnesses, followed by the sale and six witness copies. Demotic Papyrus 12 is the agreement for the sale, Demotic Papyrus 13 is the cession. In a separate document, Demotic Papyrus 14, the father of Teihor likewise makes a cession of the house to the same woman.
description
Teihor, the legatee of Pleehe, sells the house which forms the chief item in Demotic Papyrus 11 to another woman, Teiant (?). The text is a list of the witnesses, followed by the sale and six witness copies. Demotic Papyrus 12 is the agreement for the sale, Demotic Papyrus 13 is the cession. In a separate document, Demotic Papyrus 14, the father of Teihor likewise makes a cession of the house to the same woman.
Description
false
Creation site:
Egypt: Memnoneia - Djeme (mod. Thebes west)
creation_site
Egypt: Memnoneia - Djeme (mod. Thebes west)
Creation site
false
Date created:
281 BCE
date_created
281 BCE
Date created
false
Time period covered:
750 - 1 BCE
time_period_covered
750 - 1 BCE
Time period covered
false
Place covered:
Egypt: Dios Polis (mod. Thebes east)
place_covered
Egypt: Dios Polis (mod. Thebes east)
Place covered
false
Place covered:
Egypt: Memnoneia - Djeme (mod. Thebes west)
place_covered
Egypt: Memnoneia - Djeme (mod. Thebes west)
Place covered
false
People covered:
Teihor
people_covered
Teihor
People covered
false
People covered:
Teiant
people_covered
Teiant
People covered
false
Language:
Demotic
language
Demotic
Language
false
Language code:
egy
language_code
egy
Language code
false
Item height:
390 mm
item_height
390 mm
Item height
false
Item width:
2160 mm
item_width
2160 mm
Item width
false
Technique used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique used
false
Support material:
Papyrus
support_material
Papyrus
Support material
false
Style Period:
Ptolemaic
style_period
Ptolemaic
Style Period
false
Bibliographic Reference:
Catalogue of Demotic Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester
bibliographic_reference
Catalogue of Demotic Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester
Bibliographic Reference
false
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Former repository:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Former repository
false
Category:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category
false
Sub-Category:
Scrolls
sub_category
Scrolls
Sub-Category
false
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
image_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Image rights
false
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights
false
Image sequence number:
dem012r
Image technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
image_technique
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Image technique
false
Metadata language:
eng-GB