Lease of land with wheat and fodder rotation at Tebtynis TM 12361Tebtynis (Arsinoites)160 - 180 (?)

Fragment of a land lease from Tebtynis in the Arsinoite nome, probably of the later 2nd century AD. It sets out a crop rotation over four years: part of the land to be sown with wheat for a rent in wheat, the rest with fodder for the lessee's sheep, for which the lessor receives 4 drachmas per aroura for the works.

In English machine translation

The text alternates crops between the first/third and second/fourth years. Many figures, including the rent amounts, are partly restored.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Affitto di terreno). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.