Newberry, Percy E.: The Amherst papyri: being an account of the Egyptian papyri in the collection of Lord Amherst of Hackney (London, 1899)

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Translation.

In the name of the Father and the Son and the
Holy Ghost (irvev/ia) ! Upon this day, which is
the 25th day of Mesore, in this year of the 12th
(SuSe/caTo?) Indiction (ivSikthov) ; before the
most honourable (jifiiwraTo^) | Loontios and 5
Mena, magistrates of the township (icao-Tpov)
Jeme;

I, Tsible, the daughter of Gapatios, since (eirei^r))
I have fallen into a serious {lit. troublesome)
malady, I have been afraid lest (jirjiroTe) God
should seek after me and I should depart out of
this I life (/3(o?) and leave my property uncared-10
for (readairpovor)TO<t) and my offering (irpoafyopa),
I have had recourse (therefore) to this testament
(SiaOrjicti), untransgressable (waTafiaiveiv), in-
dissoluble ; (and) we (sic) have further con-
firmed it by means of trustworthy (a!;ioTricrTo<i)
witnesses, | and with a scribe to write on their 15
behalf; (and this) while my mind is fixed, as I
sit upon my bed, my understanding (vow;) being
steadfast and my reason (\o<yicrfj,oi) firm. For I
was afraid lest (firiTrore) the decree (airo^aai;)
reach me also, like | all men, even as (Kara) 2o
God the Word (x0709) enjoined upon our com-
mon father, Adam, saying, Earth art thou ; to
the earth shalt thou return.

1 have had recourse to this testament (8ia0i)Ktj)
because I have recognized that my husband
devotes himself (Trpoo-e^cw) to me in all my
business | and looks to my interest ((jjiXoKaXem) 25
in all service, cherishing (OzXTretv) me with all
his power. (And) I said, lest God question me
at his fearful tribunal (ffyj/xa) concerning his
(i.e., my husband's) trouble and my offering
(irpoatfiopa) ;

So (ye) now I do order (/ceXevew) in this wise | re- 30
garding the four trimesia (Tpi/^rjatov); my hus-
band shall take them and shall give them as an
offering (irpoa^opa) on my behalf. And more-
over, my portion (fiepos) of a house, that came
to me from my father, and my portion (jiepo;)