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Receipt for rent paid in advance by a farmer to Diogenis TM 12448Tebtynis (Arsinoites)144 - 145 (?)

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A receipt issued by Diogenis daughter of Lysimachos, acting through an agent, to the farmer Apollonios son of Herakleios, acknowledging advance payment of rent in wheat for land he farms from her at a place called Tleknu. It comes from Tebtynis in the Arsinoite nome and probably dates to AD 144-145.

In English machine translation

Diogenis daughter of Lysimachos, through her steward (?), to Apollonios son of Herakleios, farmer, greetings. I have received from you in advance the rent for the [...] arouras of mine that you farm in the place called Tleknu, from the 8th year, 30 1/2 [artabas of wheat] [...] [...] [...]

The rent (ekphorion) was paid ahead of the harvest (ek prodomatos). The units 'artabas of wheat' are restored, and the end of the text is lost.

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

DDbDP-text Full record →

p.mil.vogl.6.297

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 144 - 145 (?) · Tebtynis (Arsinoites)

Διογενὶς Λυσιμάχου διὰ φροντιστοῦ Ἀπολλωνίωι Ἡρακλείου γεωργῷ χαίρειν. ἔσχον παρὰ σοῦ ἐκ προδόματος τὸ ἐκφόριον ὑπὲρ ὧν γεωργεῖς μου ἀρούρας[…] ἐν τῶι λεγομένῳ Τλεκνυ ἀπὸ τοῦ η ἔτους πυροῦ ἀρτάβας τριάκοντα ἥμισυ […]του[…] […]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]