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Notice of rescission of a land lease after flooding near Kerkesis TM 11550Tebtynis (Arsinoites)27. März - 26. Aug. 126

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Kronion son of Cheos of Tebtynis notifies the royal scribe Demetrios alias Menandros, acting strategos of the Polemon division of the Arsinoite nome, that the 12 1/2 arouras he leased from Eirene near Kerkesis were flooded in Phamenoth after sowing. He asks that a copy be served on Eirene so that she knows he will not be held liable for the rents of year 10 (AD 126).

In English machine translation

To Demetrios also called Menandros, royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, Polemon division, also administering the affairs of the strategia of the same division, from Kronion son of Cheos, from Tebtynis. I leased from Eirene daughter of Herakleides, near the village of Kerkesis, 12 1/2 arouras of a kleros, and of ktamia (?) 12 1/2 arouras. After I had carried out the agricultural work and the sowing on all the arouras, it happened that through a flood of the waters of the thicket (drymos) the arouras were under water in the past month of Phamenoth. I ask that a copy of this be delivered to Eirene through an attendant, so that she may know that I am not held liable for the rents from the present 10th year, as I am content with this declaration.

The meaning of 'ktamia' is uncertain; it appears to designate a category of land. A 'diastole' is a formal declaration lodged with an official and served on the other party.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Rescissione di affitto). 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 · 27. März - 26. Aug. 126 · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

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