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- Title
A Dead Man's Contract: P. BM EA 10077 Revisited.
- Authors
Baetens, Gert
- Abstract
The article "A Dead Man's Contract: P. BM EA 10077 Revisited" presents a new edition of the unique mummification contract P. BM EA 10077 from Ptolemaic Thebes. The contract was donated to the British Museum by John Gardner Wilkinson along with other papyri and ostraka from Thebes. The contract dates back to 269 BC and was written by the scribe Amenothes, son of Peteminis. It is a so-called "double document," with one version sealed to prevent changes, while the other remained open for consultation. The text consists of two versions of a contract that differ in some details. Both versions are written in Demotic and date to the 16th year, Hathyr, under Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphos. The contract was concluded between Pagonis, son of Panouphis, and Thoteus, son of Pahyris. Pagonis confirms that Thoteus has paid him the full amount for the natron tax, embalming fee, and everything related to the mummification of Paouser, Thoteus' son. Pagonis promises to prepare Paouser with medicine and hand him over to Thoteus' Choachyte. If Pagonis fails to fulfill his obligations, he will give Thoteus 2 silver deben. The contract was written by Amenothes, son of Peteminis, on the instructions of Pagonis.
- Subjects
THEBES (Egypt : Extinct city); MUMMIFICATION; EMBALMING; SONS; CONTRACTS; SILVER; PTOLEMY, 2nd century; BRITISH Museum; PHARAOHS
- Publication
Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, 2023, Vol 150, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0044-216X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/zaes-2021-0030