Lease of an olive grove at Karanis on half shares TM 10533Karanis (Arsinoites)300 CE

In the 3rd consulship of our lords Constantius and Maximianus, the most illustrious Caesars. To Aurelia Thermoutharion, daughter of Sextus, legionary, acting without a guardian by the right of children, from Aurelius Isidoros son of Ptolemaios, his mother being Herois, from the village of Karanis. I wish to lease from you on a partnership for a half share the 2 arouras of olive grove, or however many there may be, belonging to you near the same village of Karanis, for five years from the crops of the present 16th and 15th and 8th year, falling into the coming year, I paying from our share each year 1 artaba of olives by the four-choinix dromos measure. And it shall not be permitted to me to abandon the lease within the term in any way, and I shall perform all the yearly tasks, gathering of dry wood, gathering of trunks (?), digging of trenches around the trees, the shaking down (of the olives) being the responsibility of me the lessee. I shall also make the underpruning and the waterings, and we shall divide the crops produced by half shares, all public dues being the responsibility of you the owner, and after the term I shall hand over the olive grove having received all the [...] just as I also received it, if it seems good to you to lease. And having been asked the formal question, I assented. I, Aurelia Thermoutharis, have leased on half share as aforesaid. I, Aurelius Mikkalos, wrote on her behalf since she does not know letters. Year 16 and 15 and 8 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian, Augusti, and Constantius and Maximianus, the most illustrious Caesars, Mecheir 10.