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Lease of fishing rights
Description
The upper part of a lease of fishing rights, in which two inhabitants of Oxyrhynchus offer to undertake the 'fishing' in a part of the nome. The offer of the lease is submitted to three contractors of fishing rights.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
Translations (1)
To the Aurelii Sarapion, son of Aphynchis, and - - -, son of - - -, and Harpocration, son of Nilus, the three contractors of the fishing tax [of the city (and) the Oxyrhynchite nome], from the Aurelii Ammonius, son of Sarapammon, and - - -, son of - - -, both from the glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites. Of our own volition we offer to lease for - - - the right to fish in the waters left by the past Nile flood - - - in the Oxyrhynchite nome, starting from - - -.
Connections
Found at
Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (4)
- TM-Text 18481 primary
- APIS-Text leidenpapinst.apis.p0005 tier-1
- DDbDP-Text p.leid.inst;1;60 tier-1
- HGV-Text 18481 tier-1
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