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E04028: Coptic settlement of a dispute over ownership of land, from Jeme (Upper Egypt), concerning a piece of land that had been donated to the monastery/shrine (topos) of Abba *Psate (martyr and bishop in the Thebais, S01468) at Jeme, but was later reclaimed; dated 22 August 739.
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The land in question was bought back from the monastery/shrine by the party issuing the document. The opposing party had then claimed ownership or partial ownership of the land, threatening to contest the validity of the sale. In this document it is agreed that the issuing party keeps three quarters of the land, while the contesting party is entitled to one quarter of the land in question.
Lines 16–20 read as follows:
ϩⲁ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲛⲁⲗⲩⲧⲣⲱⲥⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲯⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ
'… with respect to the land which is located by my house. This one, which I have redeemed from the holy monastery/shrine (topos) of the one who shines forth from among the saints, saint Abba Psate on the mountain of our castron (Jeme), because we had donated it to that holy topos through the blessed Epiphanios, his brother, when he was still alive.'
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
The land in question was bought back from the monastery/shrine by the party issuing the document. The opposing party had then claimed ownership or partial ownership of the land, threatening to contest the validity of the sale. In this document it is agreed that the issuing party keeps three quarters of the land, while the contesting party is entitled to one quarter of the land in question.
Lines 16–20 read as follows:
ϩⲁ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲡⲭⲱⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲁⲛⲁⲗⲩⲧⲣⲱⲥⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲯⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲫⲁⲛⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲛϩ
'… with respect to the land which is located by my house. This one, which I have redeemed from the holy monastery/shrine (topos) of the one who shines forth from among the saints, saint Abba Psate on the mountain of our castron (Jeme), because we had donated it to that holy topos through the blessed Epiphanios, his brother, when he was still alive.'
(Text: W. E. Crum and G. Steindorff, German trans. W. C. Till, Engl. trans. G. Schenke)
History
Evidence ID
E04028Saint Name
Psote, Apa Psote, bishop in the Thebais : S01468Saint Name in Source
ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲯⲁⲧⲉRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus sheet Documentary texts - Other private documentLanguage
- Coptic