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p.lond.5.1796 VIHermopolis

Agreement concerning cultivation of land via HGV-meta

Agreement on ploughing and watering of land with animals. An agreement from sixth-century Hermopolis in which Phoibammon son of Pebes undertakes, for one year, to plough and water certain arouras of land with his own animals for wages, and to lend his two camels with their driver for 12 days of unpaid work. It also records a rent of 12 gold solidi connected with an earlier lease, of which 2 had been paid. Work was to begin at the new moon of Mesore. machine translation

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

[… ? lines lost …] οὕτως […] ον…[…] […]π…ος[…]…υση[…]σεν…[…]λει…[…] […]…τι…[…]τῆς νῦν ληξούσης[…] ἰνδικτίονος […] παρέχοντος […] σπερμάτων […]…[…]… τουτ[…] κατὰ τὴν σὴν ἐπιταγὴν ἑνὸς ἐνιαυτοῦκαρποῦ τῶν αὐτῶν ἀρουρῶν δηλονότι ἐπὶ τῷ με σχίσαι καὶ ἀνασχίσαι τὰς προειρημένας ἀρούρας διὰ τῶν ἐμῶν ζῴων χάριν μισθῶν ὡς προγέγραπται ἑκτὸς τοῦ νῦν σχίσματος τοῦ καὶ ὄντος ακ[…]ἀρουρῶν καὶ ποτίσαι ἐμὲ τὰς αὐτὰς ἀρούρας διὰ τῶν ἐμῶν ζῴων χάριν μισθῶν ὁμοίως ὡς προγέγραπται ἡνίκα ἂν βουληθῇς μέχρι συμπληρώσεως τοῦ προγεγραμμένου ἐνιαυτοῦ. μέντοι μετεχόμενος παρὰ σοῦ ὑπὲρ φόρου τούτων χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δώδεκα ἀκολούθως τῇ γενομένῃ σοι παρʼ ἐμοῦ μισθώσει, ἐντεῦθεν δὲ ἐδεξάμην παρὰ σοῦ χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δύο ἀπὸ τοῦ προκειμένου φόρου τῶν νομισματίων δώδεκα , λοιπὰ ……σε χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δέκα ει…μα[…] οὐδὲν ἧττον παρασχεῖν σοι τοὺς ἐμοὺς καμήλους δύο μετὰ τοῦ καμηλαρίου αὐτῶν ἐπὶ ἡμέρας δώδεκα εἰς ἐργασίαν καὶ …λεμ τῶν αὐτῶν ἀρουρῶν χωρὶς μισθῶν. ἡ ὁμολογία κυρία καὶ βεβαία καὶ ἐπερωτηθεὶς ὡμολόγησα. δηλαδὴ ἀρχὴ …… ἐργασίας τῶν αὐτῶν ἀρουρῶν ἀπὸ νεομηνίας τοῦ ἑξῆς μηνὸς Μεσορὴ ………. ☧ Φοιβάμμων Πεβῆτος[…]ωνος ὁ προκείμενος ἐθέμην ταύτην τὴν ὁμολογίαν ὡς πρόκειται. Αὐρ[…]ης Ἰσακίου ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ γράμματα μὴ εἰδότος. † Αὐρήλιος Ἰωάννης Βασιλείδου ἀπὸ Ἑρμουπόλεως μαρτυρῶ τῇ ὁμολογίᾳ ἀκούσας παρὰ τῶν θεμένων. Αὐρήλιος Βίκτωρ Ταυρίνου ἀπὸἙρμουπόλεως μαρτυρῶ τῇ ὁμολογίᾳ ἀκούσας παρὰ τῶν θεμένων. διʼ ἐμοῦ[…] ἐγράφη διὰ Ἰωσηφίου

Translations (1)

EN AI · machine translation from the DDbDP edition (Claude Opus 5.5)
[… lines lost …] thus […] […] […] of the present ending […] indiction […] you providing […] of seeds […] this […] according to your order, for one year's crop of the same arouras, that is, on condition that I plough and cross-plough the aforesaid arouras with my own animals for wages as written above, apart from the present ploughing, which is also […] of arouras, and that I water the same arouras with my own animals for wages likewise as written above, whenever you wish, until the completion of the aforesaid year. However, I receive from you for the rent of these 12 gold solidi in accordance with the lease made to you by me, and from this I have received from you 2 gold solidi out of the aforesaid rent of 12 solidi, the remaining […] 10 gold solidi […] nonetheless to provide you with my 2 camels with their camel-driver for 12 days for work and […] of the same arouras without wages. The agreement is valid and binding, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. That is, the beginning […] of the work of the same arouras from the new moon of the following month Mesore […]. ☧ I, Phoibammon son of Pebes, […]on, the aforesaid, made this agreement as stated above. I, Aurelius […]es son of Isakios, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. † I, Aurelius Ioannes son of Basileides, from Hermopolis, witness the agreement, having heard it from the parties. I, Aurelius Victor son of Taurinos, from Hermopolis, witness the agreement, having heard it from the parties. [Through me […]] Written by Iosephios.

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