Earth and Water
Earth and Water
Nesmin, 556 BCE
In 556 BCE Tsenhor’s father Nesmin received a sizable portion of land in exchange for his work as a choachyte, which is the technical term for a mortuary priest bringing libations to the dead. His deceased client was a woman also called Tsenhor, who may therefore have been Tsenhor’s name-giver. She would be born only a few years after this agreement was concluded. This chapter provides an in-depth analysis of the Demotic contract describing the agreement involved: Papyrus Louvre E 10935. The text mentions various Late Period dignitaries who are also known from the archaeological evidence.
Keywords: Choachyte, Agriculture, Libations, Demotic, Pabasa
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