Partnership in a lease of a catoecic allotment at Tebtynis TM 12158Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of EgyptMay 21, 26 A.D.

[recto] In the twelfth year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, on the twenty-sixth of the month Panemos, Pachon 26, at Tebtynis in the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite nome. Chairemon son of Horos, aged about 29, with a scar on the left of his forehead, and Heroides son of Heroides, aged about 45, with a scar on his right forearm, and Patynis son of Marepsemis, aged about 30, with a scar under his left eyebrow, acknowledge to Papnebtynis son of Petesis, Persian of the Epigone, aged about 45, with a scar on his right shin, that they have given him a partnership for a fourth share in the catoecic allotment near the village, of 40 arouras or however many there may be, which they hold on lease from Chairemon son of Penkios for four years from the present twelfth year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, the rent fixed by the lease being yearly, together with the seed which Chairemon will supply, 35 artabas of wheat seed and 5 artabas of barley, in all 197 1/2 artabas of wheat and 50 artabas of barley, and 2 artabas of loaves as customary gifts, and an advance (?) of 5 silver drachmas; and that he and I myself will see to what he owes on a loan of 23 artabas of wheat; and he shall necessarily comply with the terms of the lease, and he shall not be permitted to abandon the partnership. Subscriber for Papnebtynis: Eutychos son of Maron, aged about 60, with a scar on the left of his chin. We, Chairemon son of Horos and Herodes son of Herodes and Patynis son of Marepsemis, acknowledge that we have granted the partnership as set out above. I, Herodes, have written for them. I, Chairemon son of Horos, have ordered the writing. I, Papnebtynis son of Petesis: it has been made over to me as set out above, and the rest accordingly. Eutychos son of Maron wrote for him because he does not know letters. A copy of the partnership has been registered. Year 12 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Pachon 26. [verso] Copy of the agreement of Papnebtynis with Chairemon and others.