Lease of a room in a house at Oxyrhynchus TM 22062Oxyrhynchos14. Apr. 487

[recto] 643. † After the consulship of Flavius Longinus, the most illustrious, Pharmouthi 19, indiction 10. To the Aurelii Martyrios and Apphous, full brothers by the same father, Eulogios of blessed memory, former palatinus, from the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites, Aurelia Martyria daughter of Sarmates, from the village of Ibichis in the Herakleopolite nome, greetings. I voluntarily undertake to lease, from the first day of the present month Pharmouthi of the current year 163 132 of the present tenth indiction, out of the property belonging to your nobility situated in the same city in the quarter of Pammenes' Garden, from a house, one room facing south with all its rights, and I shall pay as rent yearly 1,000 myriads of silver, which rent I shall pay each year, half every six months; and whenever you wish I shall hand over the same room in its existing condition. The lease, written in a single copy, is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelia Martyria daughter of Sarmates, the aforesaid, have made the lease and shall pay the rent, and all that is written herein is agreeable to me as stated above. I, Aurelius Serenos son of Philoxenos, former deacon, having been asked, wrote on her behalf, as she is present and does not know letters. ☧ Executed through me, Serenos… Pharmouthi 19, indiction 10. [verso] † Lease of Martyria daughter of Sarmates.