Lease of rooms in a house near the church of Abba Menas at Herakleopolis TM 20952Herakleopolis29. März 604

[recto] In the name of the holy and consubstantial Trinity, Father and Son and Holy Spirit, and of our Lady the Mother of God and all the saints. In the reign of our most divine and most pious master Flavius Phocas, eternal Augustus and Emperor, year 2, Pharmouthi 3, of the present seventh indiction, in Herakleopolis. To the most illustrious Belisarius (?), banker of the glorious house of Strategios the all-renowned patrician, daughter (?) of Kosmas of blessed memory, from Herakleopolis, Phoibammon, assistant, son of the late Ptolemaios, who signs below with his own hand, from the same city, greetings. I have leased from you, from the property belonging to you in the same Herakleopolis, in the lane of the church of Abba Menas, from a whole house opening to the west, on the first floor one exedra facing east, and on the roof one bread-store, and in the basement two vaulted rooms, with all its rights, for as long a time as you wish, from the first day of the coming month Pachon of the same seventh indiction, at a rent per year of gold […] [… 1 line lost …] [verso] Lease of Phoibammon son of Ptolemaios, assistant […]