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Lease of a room in a house in the village of Aphrodite TM 20294Kellis (Oasis Magna)28. Okt. 364

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A lease in which Aurelia Marsis, a woman from Kellis living in the village of Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, rents a single room in the house of Aurelius Psais for one year at a rent of 2 artabas of wheat. It is dated 28 October 364, and was written for her by Aurelius Iakob, a reader of the catholic church, because she was illiterate.

In English machine translation

Aurelia Marsis, from the village of Kellis in the city of the Mothites, residing in the village of Aphrodite of the Antaiopolite nome, to Aurelius Psais son of Pamouris, from the same (village), residing in the same village, greetings. I have leased from you today, for the current year only, one room (cella) in your house, and I will give you as rent for it for the whole year 2 artabas of wheat. The lease is valid, and having been asked the formal question I have given my assent. In the consulship of Jovian and Varronianus his son, Hathyr 1. I, Aurelia Marsis, the aforesaid, have leased as stated above. I, Aurelius Iakob son of Besis the priest (?), reader of the catholic church, wrote on her behalf because she does not know letters.

The consular date names Jovian and his son Varronianus, consuls of 364, though Jovian had already died in February of that year. The abbreviation after Besis is usually expanded as 'presbyter' (priest), which makes Iakob a priest's son.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lease of a Room). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

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p.kellis.1.32

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 28. Okt. 364 · Kellis (Oasis Magna)

Αὐρηλία Μάρσις ἀπὸ κώμης Κέλλεως τῆς Μωθιτῶν πόλεως καταμένουσα ἐν κώμῃ Ἀφροδίτης τοῦ Ἀνταιοπολίτου νομοῦ Αὐρηλίῳ Ψάιτι Παμούριος ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς καταμένοντι ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ κώμῃ χαίρειν. μεμίσθωμαι παρὰ σοῦ σήμερον πρὸς μόνον τὸ ἐνεστὸς ἔτος κέλλαν μίαν ἐπὶ τῆς οἰκίας σου καὶ δώσω σοι …