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Title Loan promise
Citations
Inv. Id O. MedinHabuCopt 2414
Support/Dimensions ostracon ;
Condition On brown ribbed pottery
Lines On recto: 19 lines in Coptic
Recto/Verso Source of description: On recto: loan document
Origin Thebes
More from Thebes
Language Coptic
Date VIIth - VIIIth century A.D.
More from the period between 600 CE and 799 CE
Note (general) Number 59 in Stefanski's and Lichtheim's publication. Undated. Measurements not available. Pekosh, son of Manasseh, named in this document, may be the same Pekosh, son of Manasseh, named in MH 2416 (number 60), as well as Pekosh, son of Kouloje, of MH 2403 (number 58). The witness John, son of Pesenthius, named here is probably the same witness as in MH 2416 (number 60). The title ''ara,'' in line 3, is rare and its meaning is unknown. For field reference, see Hoelscher OIP 21, pl. 32. All ostraca in this volume were on loan from the Egyptian government and had been returned to Egypt by the time of publication.
Note (general) Location: Oriental Institute
Note (general) Pub. status: Published: recto
Subjects Terkot; Ermont; Jeme; Loan; Documentary; ostracon
Associated Names Andrew, son of Matthew; Pekosh, son of Manasseh, the ara in Jeme; Moses, the lector; John, son of Pesenthius
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

MH 2414, recto: (1) I, Andrew, son (2) of Matthew, the man of Terkot, (3) in the district of Ermont, write to Pekosh, son of Manasseh, the ara (4) in Jeme, saying: By the will of God, I owe you (5) two gold tremisses and their interest, amounting to eight (6) maje of lentils for each, and I shall give them to you without (7) any objection to it. I shall give them to you in Paone (8) of the fourth (year) without any objection. I have drawn up this sherd (9) as an assurance for you in whatsoever place it shall be displayed (10) by any man. I, Andrew, assent (11) to this sherd and everything written therein, according as I (12) have written above. I, Moses, the humblest (13) lector, he asked (14) me and I drew up this sherd on the (15) tenth of Tobe, in the fourth year. (16) I, John, (17) son of (18) Pesenthius, (19) am witness.