Sublease of Imperial Estates

‘Petechon son of Hareos to Hermias son of Sabourion greeting. I have leased from you, according to the present deed, for the current 5th year only of Hadrianus Caesar the lord 3 arurae from those you hold on lease from the Imperial estates, being part of the holding of Apollonius son of Agathinus, to be sown with vegetable seed, at a rent for each arura declared by survey to be available for cultivation by the inspector of the estate of 3 artabae of vegetable seed by oil-makers’ measure. This parcel was cultivated in the last 4th year of Hadrianus Caesar the lord by Phibion son of Tothes. I will measure the rent in the month Epeiph and you shall carry it all from the common threshing-floor by halves, new, pure, unadulterated, sifted, measured by the seven-meira measure of Athena belonging to the estate, you, Hermias, being responsible for the rent of the estate. The 5th year of the Emperor Caesar Trajanus Hadrianus Augustus, Phaophi 12. I, Dioscorus son of Didymus, have written for him, as he is illiterate.’