Guarantee by Nakhtnebef, son of Pamerour of Memphis, to Hor, son of Padiousir the brewer, that he will pay back the value of one-fifth of the brewery in Meidum (40 deben or 200 staters) within two days if called upon, pledging his house and possessions as collateral. Written in 25 lines of Demotic script on papyrus with signatures of five witnesses, including Padikhonsou, son of Amon; Padiousir, son of Semataouy; and Guédjadja, son of Nechthnibis. Dated in the month of Athyr in regnal year 5 of Pharaoh Ptolemy V (11 December 201 to 9 January 200 B.C.). In 2 faded lines of Greek added at the bottom in regnal year 6, Nechthnibis guarantees one fifth for 800 drachmas.
Language:
Egyptian (Ancient)
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Roger Lambert; sold by Lambert to Louis Leconte (P. Dém. 1).; Appears in the joint catalog of Antiquariaat Forum and Les Enluminures for the 20th Congress of the International Association of Bibliophiles (1997), no. 1.; Sold at auction at Sotheby's, 22 June 1999, lot 57.; Gift of Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2011.; Lambert, Roger, 1907- former owner.; Leconte, Louis, former owner.; Schoenberg, Lawrence J., former owner.
Relation:
Video orientation: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/1502735; The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljs309.html
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