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Alimentary contract for money of the value of 21 gold pieces, and the contract of surrender and preliminary sale; and we affirm that we have bequeathed to our aforesaid son Dionysios for immediate possession after our death the allotment of catoecic land which belongs to me in the neighborhood of Theogonis, 8 arourai, and besides these 3/4 of an aroura of land with a further claim on it, making altogether eight arourai and three-fourths, or however many there may be, in four parcels; in the 1st parcel 3 arourai of the arourai inherited from my father, of which the neighboring plots are: on the south the allotment of Psenosiris, on the north the allotment of Patynis his brother, on the west revenue estates, on the east a public field; and in the second parcel, which is 2 3/4 arourai, of which the neighbors are: on the south the allotment of Thechnous, daughter of Maron, on the north the allotment of the sons of Thasis, daughter of Herakles, on the west the allotment of Psenosiris, son of Dionysios, on the east the allotment of Heraklides, son of Papos; and of the 3rd parcel, which is of 1 aroura, on the south is the allotment of Tamaron, daughter of Maron, on the north the allotment of the sons of Thasis, daughter of Heraklides, on the west the allotment of Akousilaos, son of Apollonios, on the east the allotment of Psenosiris, son of Dionysios; and in the fourth parcel the remaining 2 arourai, of which the neighbors are: on the south revenue estates, on the north a public estate, on the west the allotment of Orseus, son of Petepmoueis, on the east the allotment of Psenosiris, son of Dionysios; and from what belongs to me in Talei, of the same section, a new house of two stories inherited from my father, in which are a cellar and a court on the south side; and in the same Talei of another parcel a half-share of one and a half bikoi common and undivided in the so-called square of Arabakis; and likewise to the same son Dionysios in Talei in another parcel from vacant plots which belong to me two bikoi from four bikoi common and undivided formerly belonging to Heraklas, the stone-cutter; and likewise to the same Dionysios also up to the half-share of whatever I may leave of cattle of all sorts and movables and household furnishings and all that is owing to me; and of whatever property I may acquire from now on, likewise to the same son Dionysios in every possible way up to the half-share.;And the dowry given is 200 drachmai of silver,a nd as parapherna without evaluation a golden ear-ring of 4 quarters and a golden lunette of 2 quarters and a gold ring of 1 1/2 quarters and a silver ring of a weight of 2 drachmai of uncoined metal and a pair of silver armlets of a weight of 19 drachmai of uncoined metal and 2 silver bracelets <or: one silver bracelet> of a weight of 8 drachmai of uncoined metal and 2 bronze bowls of a weight of 7 minai amd 2 bronze water jars and women's utensils of tin of a weight of 5 minai and a wooden chest(?) and 2 women's robes,one dyed and the other one white, and 4 cloaks of various colors.;And in gift without evaluation from the coming year the land in her possession with a further claim on it <or: with her retaining her rights on it>, one aroura from two arourai, or however many there may be, held common and undivided in one parcel with her brother Chairemon at Tali in the so-called allotment of Leontiskos.;With contract, (I,) Petsiris, son of Phamounis, his <read: my> mother being Taopis, about 55 years old, with a scar on the right shin, and my wife Thaesis, daughter of Psosneus, her mother being Esermipis, about 50 years old, with a scar on the forehead on the right side below the hair, make with Thenamounis, daughter of Marres, her mother being Thenamounis, about 28 years old, with a scar on the right knee, who is the wife of their <read: our> son Dionysios.;Signatory: Apollonios, about 40 years old, with a scar on the wrist of the right hand, and for the other party, Onnophris, son of Pakebkis, about 32 years old, with a scar on the right knee.;The rest in conformity.