Receipt for rent in wheat at the end of a land lease at Bakchias TM 11996Bacchias, Herakleidou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptJuly 6, 124 A.D.

In the eighth year of Imperator Caesar Traianus Hadrianus Augustus, month Gorpiaios 12th, Epeiph 12, at Bakchias in the division of Herakleides of the Arsinoite nome. Haryotes son of Alexas, about 63 years old, with a scar on the left foot, acknowledges to Horos son of Horos, about 50 years old, with a scar on the left eyebrow, that he, the acknowledging party, has received from him the rent and the seed for the present eighth year of Hadrian Caesar the lord, for the allotment of 4 1/2 arouras near Bakchias which he farms for him, 20 artabas of wheat by the six-choinix measure, because the period of the lease has been completed; and that neither the acknowledging party nor anyone acting for him will proceed against Horos or anyone acting for him, either concerning these matters as stated above or concerning any other matter whatsoever, written or unwritten, of any transaction up to the present day, on any pretext. Subscribers: for the acknowledging party, Heliodoros son of Heliodoros, about 50 years old, with a scar on the right cheek; for the other, Souchas son of Sochotes, about 44 years old, with a scar on the right forearm. I, Haryotes son of Alexas, acknowledge that I have received from Horos the rent and the seed for the present eighth year for the 4 1/2 arouras near Bakchias which he farms for me, 20 artabas of wheat, because the period of the lease has been completed, and I will not proceed concerning anything, as stated above. I, Heliodoros son of Heliodoros, wrote on behalf of Haryotes son of […], who does not know letters. I, Horos son of Horos: the receipt has been made to me as stated above. I, Souchas son of Sochotes, wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters. Registered through the record office at Bakchias.