A contract from Tebtynis in which Didymos also called Louris leases 3 arouras of catoecic land to Kronion, a village elder, for a further 7 years after Kronion's existing 3-year lease ends, with rent paid in advance. It includes both parties' subscriptions and registration at the Tebtynis record office.
In English machine translation
[recto]
In the second year of Imperator Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, […], at Tebtynis in the division of Polemon of the Arsinoite nome. Didymos also called Louris, son of Lysimachos son of Herakleides also called Lourios, aged about 30, with a scar on the right forearm, acknowledges to Kronion, elder, son of Pakebkis, aged about 47, with a scar on the little finger of the left hand, that he has leased to the same Kronion the 3 arouras, or however many they may be, of catoecic allotment belonging to him, Didymos, from the northern part of 6 arouras near Tebtynis in the so-called western plain, for another 7 years after the term of the other lease with advance payment of the same arouras which Kronion holds from Didymos also called Lourios, for the 3 years remaining under it from the present second year of Antoninus Caesar the lord, to sow with whatever crops Kronion chooses, all the farming work and irrigation being the responsibility of Kronion […] […], and all the public dues being the responsibility of Didymos. He also has received in advance from Kronion the value of the rents and the payments from hand to hand, and he will guarantee the lease with every guarantee against anyone who will proceed against it or lay claim to it. The terms agreed are valid. Signatory for Kronion: Maron son of Maron […].
I, Didymos also called Louris, son of Lysimachos, acknowledge that I have leased to Kronion the 3 arouras of catoecic allotment belonging to me near Tebtynis, from the northern part of an allotment of 6 arouras in the western plain, for another 7 years after the other 3 years from the present second year, to sow with whatever crops he chooses, the public dues being my responsibility, and I have received in advance the value of what is sown and the payments from hand to hand, and I will guarantee with every guarantee as stated above.
I, Kronion, elder, son of Pakebkis: the agreement has been made with me as stated above. Maron son of Maron wrote on his behalf, since he does not know letters.
Registered through the record office at Tebtynis.
[verso]
Agreement of Didymos also called Lourios with Kronion […] for another 7 years.
A 'prodomatic' lease is one where the rent is paid in advance; this document prolongs such a lease. 'Catoecic' land was originally allotted to settler-soldiers and remained a privileged category of private land.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Proroga di una προδοματικὴ μίσθωσις). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.