Offer to lease half of a 5-aroura holding near Tebtynis, with acceptance TM 12386Tebtynis (Arsinoites)28. Okt. - 26. Nov. 166

To Heron son of Amatios, former exegetes, from Tourbon son of Kronion, from the village of Tebtynis. I wish to lease from you for four years from the present 7th year the half share belonging to you of a holding of 5 arouras near the village of Tebtynis, called (the holding) of Pelbonis, the first and third year of the lease for sowing barley, at a rent per year, free of seed, of 45 artabas of barley, and the second and fourth year for sowing hay for cutting, at a rent per year, free of seed, of 60 silver drachmas, all being free from deductions and from risk; I shall carry out the yearly work that is due at my own expense at the proper times, and I shall deliver the yearly rents in kind in the month of Pauni at the threshing floor, new, clean, unadulterated, by the measure of Didyme of Tebtynis, and the money rent in Phamenoth, the costs of carriage, of the epispoudasmos and of donkey-transport being my responsibility, and the conveyance of the rents in kind being yours; and after the term I shall hand over the arouras clean of rushes, reeds, couch-grass and all dirt. If it seems good, lease it. I, Heron, former exegetes, have leased on the terms of a rent of 45 artabas of wheat and a money rent of 60 silver drachmas […] […] year 7 of Antoninus and Verus the lords Augusti, […] […]