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Contract for vine-dressing work by Aurelius Agathos TM 21268Oxyrhynchos (?)289 - 290

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Fragmentary contract in which Aurelius Agathos undertakes to carry out all the vine-dressing work on a landowner's vineyard, including irrigation, weeding, soil transport and care of the wine, with a payment of 4,000 drachmas per aroura. It is dated to year 6 of Diocletian (AD 289-290), probably from Oxyrhynchus.

In English machine translation

[Fragment A] […] […] … […] … […] re-staking (?), [leaf-stripping as] needed, [irrigation and continuous weeding, and also] that I stand [by you in the] vineyard and [in the reed-bed before the donkeys carrying soil, so as to show where] the soil must [be put], and I will [carry out the stamping (?) of the empty jars that hold the wine], and having [received] these, the wine … [in the sun-drying place, and I will smear and] stir and […] and guard [it as long as it is stored there, and I will pay you for] all the vine-dressing work, for each [aroura by survey, of silver] 4,000 [drachmas]; and the … […] … […] […] free of all risk […] […] being the responsibility of you the [landowner]; [and the undertaking being guaranteed to me] […] [Fragment B] […] […] all my property. The [undertaking] is valid, [and in answer to the formal question I gave my assent.] Year 6 of our lord Diocletian [Augustus]. I, Aurelius Agathos, have undertaken [on lease all the vine-dressing work] of the northern arouras […] [and in answer to the formal] question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius […], [wrote on] his behalf, since he says he does not know [letters] […]

Much of the clause list is restored from parallel vineyard work contracts. In such contracts the 4,000 drachmas per aroura is normally paid by the landowner to the worker, but the restored wording here has the worker saying he will pay.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Contratto di affitto di ἀμπελικὰ ἔργα). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 289 - 290 · Oxyrhynchos (?)

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