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Fragmentary lease of 4 arouras of land near the village of Philadelphia in the Fayum, held by a lessor connected with a son of Diogenes, for an annual rent of 20 artabas of wheat beginning in the 12th year. It is dated to the month Mesore of year 12 of Septimius Severus, Caracalla and Geta (AD 204).
The phrase 'from fallow' (apo anapaumatos) refers to land that had been rested the previous year. Much of the wording, including the size of the plot, is restored by the editor.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contrat de bail). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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