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Lease of twelve arouras of catoecic land near Tanis TM 11376Philadelphia / Tanis (Arsinoites)23. Aug. 258

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An offer to lease twelve arouras of catoecic land near Tanis in the Arsinoite nome, addressed by Aurelius A[…] of Philadelphia to the landowner Valeria Thais also called Titania, acting through her husband Aurelius Aunes. The owner pays the public taxes, and the tenant promises to return the land in the condition received; the owner signs her acceptance, dated 23 August 258.

In English machine translation

To Valeria Thais also called Titania, through her husband Aurelius Aunes son of Sarapas, and however he is styled, from Aurelius A[…] son of […]oulios (?) Neilos, his mother being […]as, from the village of Philadelphia. I wish to lease from you the twelve arouras of catoecic allotment land belonging to you near the village of Tanis, in the place called Thaneploroi, for a period of […] years […] [… 2 lines lost …] […] all the public dues, both in grain and in money, being the responsibility of you the landowner; and after the period I will hand over the allotment just as I received it. The lease is valid, and having been asked the formal question I agreed. (Subscription) I, Valeria Thais also called Titania, have leased as stated above. Year 5 of our lords Valerian and Gallienus Augusti, Mesore 30.

Catoecic (katoikic) land was a category of allotment land originally held by military settlers, later freely transferable private land. The lease terms (duration, rent) are lost in the gap.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pachtvertrag über einen Katökenkleros). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 23. Aug. 258 · Philadelphia / Tanis (Arsinoites)

Οὐαλερίᾳ Θαῗδι τῇ καὶ Τιτανίᾳ διὰ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς Αὐρηλίου Αὐνῆ Σαραπᾶτος καὶ ὡς χρηματίζει παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Α…[…]…ουλίου Νείλου μητρὸς […]ᾶτος ἀπὸ κώμης Φιλαδελφίας. βούλομαι μισθώσασθαι παρά σου τὰς ὑπαρχούσας σοι περὶ κώμην Τάνιν ἐν τόπῳ Θανεπλωροῖς λεγομένῳ κλήρου κατοικικοῦ ἀρούρας …