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Lease of a palm grove [14]
Description
Lease of a palm grove from Bakchias (Bacchias), Egypt, written on papyrus. The palm grove has dates on the trees that are ready to ripen. The rent amounts to more than 700 drachmai plus 3 artabai (a measure) of choice Syrian dates and 100 smaller sized baskets of green dates. The measure used is the six-choinikes measure of the interpreter of Bakchias. The lessee stipulates access to a drying place as well as a storage facility free of rent. He will pay the rent in year 44 of Augustus (who actually died in year 43 when the lease was drawn up)
Cross-references (4)
- TM-Text 132374 primary
- APIS-Text duke.apis.32042466 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text zpe;172;183 tier-1
- HGV-Text 132374 tier-1
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