Lease of a farmstead in Hermopolis by a veteran of the Moorish scutarii TM 16096Hermopolis26. Apr. - 25. Mai 432

[recto] After the consulship of Flavius Antiochus and Flavius Bassus, the most illustrious, […] Pachon […] 15th(?) indiction. To Flavius Taurinus son of Plousammon, biarchus of the most noble Moorish scutarii stationed in the most splendid Hermopolis, from Flavius Eudaimon son of Phoibammon, who signs below, formerly a soldier of the same unit. I wish, voluntarily and of my own free choice, to lease from you for one year only, counted from the first day of the coming month Pauni of the present fifteenth indiction, the farmstead belonging to you, with chaff-store, well, fittings and all appurtenances, in the same Hermopolis in the quarter of Phrourion East, in the lane called that of Aphaisis, for our use and for the stabling of my animals, at a rent for the whole year of 1,800 myriads of silver (denarii), which rent I will pay you at the end of the year's term, on condition that you keep one goat at pasture in the green fodder of the crops of the second indiction, which is happily approaching; and at the end of the year's term I will hand back the same farmstead to you as I received it. The lease is valid and, having been asked, I agreed. I, Flavius Eudaimon son of Phoibammon, the aforementioned, have leased as stated above. Written by me, Victor. [verso] […] of a farmstead in Hermopolis […] lease (?) of Eudaimon son of Phoibammon