Lease offer for six arouras of catoecic land at Kerkesephis TM 10203Kerkesephis (Arsinoites)221 - 222 (?)

To Aurelius Didymos also called Isidoros, Antinoite, from the Aurelii Protas son of Philadelphos son of Patron, his mother being Taesis, and Phronton son of Sisois son of Akous, his mother being Tisais, both from the village of Kerkesephis of the division of Polemon. We wish voluntarily to lease the 6 arouras of catoecic allotment land, or however many there may be, belonging to you and others around the aforesaid village of Kerkesephis, for four years from the present 5th year, at a rent each year, without seed advance, of 24 artabas of wheat by the four-choinix measure, of the dromos of Akous the farmer, and as a gift each year 1 keramion of cheeses, free from deductions and risk; and it shall not be permitted to us within the term to abandon the lease in any way, and we shall carry out all the yearly work at our own expense at the proper times, and we shall pay the rent to you in the month of Pauni at the threshing floor of the village of Kerkesephis, the measuring being done by you the landowners; all the public charges to be borne by you the landowners, but the transport charges of the public dues by us the lessees; and after the term we shall hand back the arouras clean of rushes, reed, dog's-tooth grass and all weeds, if it seems good to you to lease. We, the Aurelii Didymos and the others, have leased, as stated above. Year 5 of Imperator […] […]