Seven-year lease of eight arouras of marsh land from a military clerk TM 16110Hermopolis

† In the consulship of Flavius Basilius, the most illustrious, Phaophi 21, 5th indiction. To Flavius Ioannes, the respected scriniarius of the military office of the Thebaid, son of Taurinus of most excellent memory, from Hermopolis, from the Aurelii Herakleides son of Pinoution, [his mother being …]sia, and Victor, his full brother by both the same parents, from the village of […] of the Hermopolite nome. We acknowledge, being mutually responsible, that we have willingly and of our own choice leased from your excellency for a period of seven years, from the crops of the fortunate sixth indiction, the 8 arouras belonging to your admirableness, situated in the marsh land of the same village, […] in one place 4 arouras, in another place another 2 arouras, [and in a third] place the remaining 2 arouras, for sowing and planting with whatever crops we choose, at a fixed rent for them each year of 6 approved imperial gold solidi less [… carats] by the public standard of the same city, which gold rent we shall pay to your excellency in the month of Pauni of each year without delay. The lease document is valid [and binding, and having been asked] we acknowledged. We, the Aurelii Herakleides son of Pinoution and Victor his brother, the aforementioned, have leased [with mutual responsibility as stated above]. I, Aurelius Aphous son of Horos, from Hermopolis, having been asked, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters. […], son of […]doros, from Hermopolis, I witness the lease, having heard it from the lessee. […] son of Didymos, from Hermopolis, I witness the lease, having heard it from the lessees. […] from Hermopolis, I witness the lease, having heard it from the lessees. […] † Written through me, Sarapion …