A one-year lease of date palms from the estate of Aurelius Apa Victor at Aphrodite, taken by the farmer Aurelius Promauos for a rent of 12 artabas of dry dates. It was drawn up on 27 July 506 in Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome and belongs to the archive of Dioskoros.
In English machine translation
[recto]
After the consulship of Flavii Sabinianus and Theodoros, the most illustrious, Mesore 3, 15th indiction.
To Aurelius Apa Victor son of Apollos, through Charisios son of Psimanobet, his […], from the village of Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, from Aurelius Promauos son of Pabesis, mother Tabesis, farmer from the same village, greetings. I have leased from you for the coming year only, from the crops of the first indiction, the date palms belonging to you from your estate in the holding of Tchenestaue, on condition that I hold them for the sake of the crops and pay you as rent for all the palms, in dates, twelve artabas of dry dates of the karyota kind, by your salary measure, without dispute. The lease is valid and guaranteed, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent.
I, Aurelius Promauos, the aforesaid, have leased as aforesaid.
I, Aurelius Charisios son of Hermauos, having been asked, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters.
Written by me, Victor son of Apoll[…].
[verso]
☧ Lease of Promauos […]
Karyota dates were a prized date variety. The 'salary measure' was apparently the lessor's own customary measure used for payments.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Location). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.