bgu.1.253 244 - 248Ptolemais Euergetis (Arsinoites)

To Aurelian Ammonia, also called Demetria, through the agent according to the divine will of Aurelian Serenus Harpocration from the district of [...] by the one also called Satyrus Calantus from the neighborhood of Bithynians Eision. I wish to rent from you a portion of the house that you have in the same city in the neighborhood of Bithynians Eision, specifically the dining area and the upper bedroom of the symposium with its fittings for a period of two years starting from the current month of Hathyr, with the monthly rent of silver drachmas. The required repairs or reconstruction are your responsibility, the owner, whereas the maintenance and care are my responsibility, the tenant. I will pay the fixed rent each month without delay, possessing the right to use the premises and other fittings, taking care of the keys apart from the rent, and after the period has ended, I will return to you the rented premises clean of any impurity with the intact doors and locks, if it appears suitable to rent. Aurelian Ammonia [has confirmed the] rental, as stated. In the year of the Emperors Marcus Julius Philippus Pius Felix and Marcus Julius Philippus Most Noble and Illustrious Caesar of the August Lords, in the month of Hathyr.