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Offer to lease 150 arouras of shore land at Soknopaiou Nesos TM 11731Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites, Ägypten)27. Okt. 212

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An offer addressed to the royal scribe of the Herakleides division of the Arsinoite nome by five villagers of Soknopaiou Nesos to lease 150 arouras of dry shore land near their village for one year at 2 artabas of wheat per aroura. It includes a clause excusing rent for land left unflooded or waterlogged, and is dated 27 October 212.

In English machine translation

To Monimos Gemellos, royal scribe of the Arsinoite nome, Herakleides division, from Stotoetis son of Harpagathes, Panephremmis son of Pakysis, Horos son of Pakysis, Pakysis son of Horos and Amounis son of Pakysis, the five from the village of Soknopaiou Nesos. We wish to lease, from the dry shore land around the same village, in the place called Karbaseis, 150 arouras, for the present 21st year only, at a rent of 2 artabas of wheat per aroura. Neighbours on all sides: shore lands. If any of it remains unflooded or becomes waterlogged, the rent will be allowed to us, and we shall not be liable on any other account whatsoever. Year 21 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Parthicus Maximus Britannicus Maximus Pius Augustus, Phaophi 30. We, Stotoetis son of Harpagathes and Horos son of Pakysis, have submitted this as stated above. I, Stotoetis, wrote also on behalf of Horos, who is illiterate. I, Panephremis son of Pakysis, have joined in submitting. I, Amounis, have joined in submitting. I, Pakysis, have joined in submitting.

Shore land (aigialos) was land on the edge of Lake Moeris, of variable fertility, often leased from the state through offers like this one submitted to officials.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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. Okt. 212 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites, Ägypten)

Μονίμῳ Γεμέλλῳ βασιλικῷ γραμματεῖ Ἀρσινοίτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος παρὰ Στοτοήτεως Ἁρπαγάθου καὶ Πανεφρέμμεως Πακύσεως καὶ Ὥρου Πακύσεως καὶ Πακύσεως Ὥρου καὶ Ἀμούνεως Πακύσεως τῶν πέντε ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου βουλόμεθα μισθώσασθαι ἀπὸ χέρσου αἰγιαλίτιδος γῆς περὶ τὴν αὐτὴν κώμη…

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Papyri.info — HGV (Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis) — metadata · Papyrus 280 · 27. Okt. 212 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites, Ägypten)