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Lease of land for flax near Senokomis TM 21971Oxyrhynchos291 - 292

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A lease by Aelia Herodiaina to two men of Oxyrhynchus, Aurelius Diogenes, a member of a sacred guild, and Aurelius Philonikos, of 3 arouras near the village of Senokomis that she owns jointly with her sister, to be sown with flax for one season at 2,500 drachmas per aroura. It dates to AD 291-292 at Oxyrhynchus; the end is lost.

In English machine translation

Aelia Herodiaina, however she is styled, has leased to the Aurelii, Diogenes son of Diogenes, of the sacred synod, and Philonikos son of Theon, both of the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, for the current 8th and 7th year only, out of the six arouras by survey belonging to her near the village of Senokomis, 3 arouras held in common with her full sister, to be cropped with flax, at a rent and dues of 2,500 drachmas per aroura, total 2,500 drachmas, free from every risk, the public charges on the land being the responsibility of the landowner, who retains ownership of the [crops until] she receives what is owed. [And the lease being guaranteed,] let [the lessees pay what is] owed [in the month of] […] […]

The 'current 8th and 7th year' reflects the joint regnal years of Diocletian and Maximian. The 'sacred synod' was probably an association of athletes or performers.

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 Land). 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.oxy.14.1691

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 291 - 292 · Oxyrhynchos

ἐμίσθωσεν Αἰλία Ἡρωδίενα καὶ ὡς χρηματίζει Αὐρηλίοις Διογένει Διογένους ἀπὸ τῆς ἱερᾶς συνόδου καὶ Φιλονίκῳ Θέωνος ἀμφοτέροις ἀπὸ τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτάτης Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν πόλεως, πρὸς μόνον τὸ ἐνεστὸς η ἔτος καὶ ζ ἔτος ἀπὸ τῶν ὑπαρχουσῶν αὐτῇ περὶ κώμην Σενοκῶμειν ἀρουρῶν ἓξ ἐκ γε…