A lease from Hermopolis in which the leatherworker Aurelius Phoibammon takes from the presbyter Taurinos of the catholic church the whole crop of his acacia groves at two localities, for an annual rent of 7 gold carats payable in Thoth. It is signed by a scribe for the illiterate lessee and by witnesses, and dated 2 June 510.
In English machine translation
[recto]
After the consulship of Flavius Opportunus, vir clarissimus, Pauni 8, 4th indiction.
To Taurinos, most pious presbyter of the catholic church of the Hermopolitans, son of John of most excellent memory,
from Aurelius Phoibammon son of Pinoution, his mother being […]othea, leatherworker, from the same city. I acknowledge that I have of my own free will and choice leased from your piety, for as long a time as you wish, reckoned from the crops of the present fourth indiction, the entire crop of the acacia groves belonging to you, which are in the place called […]ale and in the place called Tarix, of whatever condition they are […] our use, the rent for these being 7 carats of gold each year, which gold rent I will pay to your […] piety in the month of Thoth of each year without delay. The lease is valid and guaranteed, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent.
I, Aurelius Phoibammon son of Pinoution, the aforementioned, have leased as stated above. I, Aurelius Theodotos son of Papnouthios, from Hermopolis, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. †
I, Aurelius […]s son of Pinoution, from Hermopolis, witness the lease, having heard it from the party who made it. I, Aurelius John son of Phoibammon, from Hermopolis, witness the lease, having heard it from the party who made it.
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[verso]
Lease made by Phoibammon son of Pinoution.
Such a lease of a crop for an open-ended term is classed as a crop sale (Erntekauf). The carat (keration) was a fraction of the gold solidus, 1/24.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Erntekauf). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.