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As recorded in the i, a woman named Erenofre described her purchase of a slave girl to the court of magistrates in the following words.
"The merchant Reia approached me with the Syrian slave (named) Gemnihiamente who was still a girl and he said to me: "I will bring this girl and you will give to me in exchange for her". . . and I gave for her:
1 shroud of Upper Egyptian cloth, makes 5 kite of silver,
1 blanket of Upper Egyptian cloth, makes 3 1/3 kite of silver,
1 garment of Upper Egyptian cloth makes 4 kite of silver
1 garment of fine Upper Egyptian cloth makes 5 kite of silver
1 dress of fine Upper Egyptian cloth makes 5 kite of silver. . .
1 vessel of bronze makes 18 deben which makes 1 2/3 kite of silver...
10 deben of beaten copper makes 1 kite of silver . . .
1 vessel of bronze makes 16 deben, makes 1 1/2 kite of...
This section contains 239 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) |