Lease of unirrigated land near Phthla by a shepherd of Aphrodite TM 19706Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)13. Juni 527

† After the consulship of Flavius Olybrius, the most glorious, Pauni 19, sixth indiction. To Flavius Panolbios, the most illustrious and venerable councillor of the Antaiopolite nome, son of Ioannes of magnificent memory, former councillor, Aurelius Isakos, whose father is Psenthaesios and mother Elisabet, shepherd from the village of Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, greetings. I acknowledge that I have voluntarily and of my own free will leased from your illustriousness, for as long a time as I farm it, from the farm of the most esteemed Megalos, son of Dios of blessed and most illustrious memory, the 7 arouras of unirrigated land belonging to it, situated in the plain of the village of Phthla, in the holding called Piase, (and called) Pia of Sarapammon, […] of the aforesaid estate, on condition that I sow them with whatever crops I wish at my own expense, and pay the rent from the produce of the seventh indiction, which with God will be prosperous, and of the following period, […] at a fixed rate, in a full year and in a year of no flooding, which may it not happen, for the same 7 arouras, 10 artabas of wheat and 10 artabas of barley, by your rent measure, without dispute. The lease is valid and guaranteed, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. ☧ † I, Aurelius Isak, the aforesaid, have leased as stated above. I, Thomas […], priest, from the village of Thmonechthe, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. ☧ […] Written through me, Psates ….