Lease of three arouras near Hermopolis to the farmer Sarapion TM 16105Hermopolis19. Sept. 470

[recto] […] 643 (?) After the consulship of Flavius Zeno and Marcianus, the most illustrious, Thoth 22, 9th indiction. To Aurelia Kyra, most noble daughter of Abraamios of blessed memory, from the city of the Hermopolites, from Aurelius Sarapion son of Pekysios, his mother being Nonna, farmer, from the same city. I acknowledge that I have voluntarily and of my own free will leased from you, for as long a time as you wish, from the crops of the prosperous tenth indiction, the 3 arouras belonging to you in the eastern part of the city, bounded on the south by Atheris (?) son of Brekon, on the north […] of the holy Ama Euphemia in the Kleopatris quarter, on the east plots of Melas, on the west plots of Makarios son of Teukis, for sowing and planting whatever I choose, at a fixed annual rent for them of 12 artabas of wheat, 5 artabas of beans, 5 artabas of chickling, and 1 1/2 artabas of lentils, which rent I will measure out and deliver to you in the month of Epeiph each year without delay, new, clean and sieved, by the Athenian measure, conveyed to your house in the same city with my own animals. The lease is valid and binding, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Sarapion son of Pekysios, the aforesaid, have leased as stated above. I, Aurelius Theophanes son of Phoibammon, from Hermopolis, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. Written through me, Phoibammon, … [verso] Lease of Sarapion from Hermopolis, [… 2 lines lost …]