Lease offer for grain land of a minor at Philadelphia TM 10701Philadelphia (Arsinoites)28. Okt. 225

To Aurelia Kopreia daughter of Ammonarion, a minor, through Aurelius Sarapion son of Pasis, from Aurelius Longinus son of Herminos. I wish to lease from you for three years from the present 5th year the 8 1/2 arouras of grain land belonging to the minor near the village of Philadelpheia, or however many there may be, in the place (called) Apatision (?), at a rent for the first year, without seed, of 14 1/3 1/24 artabas of wheat, and for the remaining two years, each year, including the 8 1/2 artabas of seed wheat which I shall receive, of 42 1/2 artabas of wheat in all each year, by the eighth measure of Kalomallos, free from deductions and from risk, all the work and the public transport charges being my responsibility as the lessee; and I shall deliver the yearly rents at the threshing floor in the month of Pauni, the transport charges being the responsibility of the landowner; and after the term I shall return half of the arouras from fallow and the remaining half from stubble. Having been asked the formal question, I agreed. I, Longinus son of Herminos, have leased as stated above. I, Dioskoros, notary, wrote on his behalf since he is illiterate. Year 5 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, Hathyr 1.