Lease of public land at Aphrodite to two villagers TM 19035Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)10. Okt. 539

† In the consulship of Flavius Apion the most glorious, Phaophi 12 of the third indiction. To the public account of the village of Aphrodite of the Antaiopolite nome, through the most admirable assistant (boethos), from the Aurelii Apollos son of Kyros and Pekysios son of Hermauos, shepherd, from the hamlet of Sakkos near the same village, greetings. We acknowledge that we have leased from you, on mutual security, for the present year only, for the crops, God willing, of the coming fourth indiction, the farm that is rotated (?) in the unproductive land (?), of however many arouras it is, lying in the plain of the same village of Aphrodite and as far as Pherko, called Psanch, together with the cistern and every right according to the boundaries, on condition that we farm it and sow it and pay you the rent at a fixed amount: 2 1/3 gold solidi less 3 carats on the goldsmiths' standard weight, and 2 artabas of wheat, without dispute. The lease is valid and secure; and having been asked the formal question, we have given our consent. We, the Aurelii Apollos son of Kyros and Pekysios, the aforementioned, have leased as stated above. I, Flavius Menas son of Iosephios, having been asked, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters […] […]