Lease of 5 arouras of land at Mermertha TM 21969OxyrhynchusA.D. 266

[recto] Aurelius Serenos also called Sarapion and Apion, both sons of Agathinos, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, have leased to Aurelius Antonios son of Platon, his mother being Tap[…]allis, and Panechotes son of Panechotes, his mother being Tauris daughter of Hiereus, both from the village of Mermertha, for a period of two years from the present 14th year, the 5 arouras belonging to them near Mermertha in two allotments, so that the lessees may sow and cut for fodder whatever crops they choose, except woad and vetch (?), at a fixed yearly rent of 10 artabas of wheat and 10 artabas of lentils, free from all risk, the yearly public dues on the land being the responsibility of the landowners, who shall have control of the crops until they receive what is owed. If any part, which may it not happen, becomes unflooded, allowance shall be made to the lessees. The lease being guaranteed, the lessees shall pay the wheat and the lentils new, clean, unadulterated, free from earth, sifted, the wheat measured as for the state granary, and the lentils without weeds, at the threshing floor of Mermertha, measuring jointly by fair measure, the right of execution lying against the lessees, who are mutual sureties, as aforesaid; concerning which, having questioned one another, they agreed with each other. Year 14 of Imperator Caesar Publius Licinnius Gallienus Germanicus Maximus Persicus Maximus Pius Felix Augustus, Thoth 27. We, Aurelius Antonios and Panechotes, have leased the land and will pay the rents as mutual sureties as aforesaid, and on being asked we agreed. I, Aurelius Chairemon, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters. [verso] Lease of 5 arouras at Mermertha.