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Offer to lease public land near Philagris by two farmers of Theadelphia TM 11483Theadelphia (Arsinoites)1. Dez. 104

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An offer to lease land addressed to Claudius Erasos, strategos of the Themistos division of the Arsinoite nome, by two brothers, farmers of Theadelphia. They propose to lease jointly about 290 arouras near Philagris, part for four years and part for the current year only, paying rent in money and in grain to the village granary officials. Dated 1 December AD 104.

In English machine translation

To Claudius Erasos, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Themistos division, from Onnophris and […]oros, both sons of Maron son of Maron, […] farmers from the village of Theadelphia. We wish, on mutual security, to lease near the village of Philagris, […] winter and summer arouras which […]armis previously held on lease, belonging […], 290 1/16 1/32 1/64 […] arouras […], of which 114 arouras […] for a period of four years from the present eighth year, and the other 1[…]5 arouras for the present eighth year only of Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus […] […] [… 1 line lost …] […] […] silver […] and […] the money rent we shall pay […] […] the yearly rents in kind we shall measure out […] to the sitologoi of Theadelphia; and if any […], it will be credited to us against the share due […] […] mutually responsible for those of Philagris […] artabas […] […] expenses, if it seems good to you to lease on all the above terms. Onnophris, scar on the little finger of the left hand […] […]oros, scar under the calf […] […] […] on all the above terms […] I, [NN], wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters. Year 8 of Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Augustus Germanicus Dacicus, Choiak 5.

Such lease offers to the strategos usually concern state-owned land; 'mutual security' (allēlengyē) means each lessee is liable for the whole. The exact acreage and the second figure of arouras are partly lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Petitio conductionis). 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 · 1. Dez. 104 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

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