Sharecropping lease of farmland near Timonthis TM 22339Hermopolis1. Okt. 388

In the consulship of our master Theodosius the eternal Augustus for the 2nd time and of Flavius Cynegius, vir clarissimus. To Flavius Isidoros, former beneficiarius of the staff of the governor of the Thebaid, from Aurelius Bekis son of Hatres, from Hermopolis the most splendid city, residing in the village of Timonthis of the Hermopolite nome, greetings. I wish voluntarily and of my own free choice to lease from you for one year only, from the crops of the auspicious third new indiction, the arouras belonging to you, however many they may be, west of the river of Tomis, of the farm called Pkol[…]enō[…], for the sowing and planting of wheat and of fallow crops, half and half; and in place of rent I will provide you with half of all the crops and chaff that will result, I bearing the seed and all the expenses from sowing until the harvest itself, the rent agreed between us being […] of wheat by the wooden measure, 8 artabas, to be taken, that is, from my share, 8 artabas of wheat; on condition that I sow, on the portion lying fallow, with fodder crops […] of short growth, 6 arouras, of which 2 arouras for you the landowner and 4 arouras for me the cultivator, I providing you the landowner, on account of rent from your aforesaid half […] of the arouras, 8 artabas of wheat, the public taxes of every kind being the responsibility of you the landowner. The lease is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. Phaophi 4. I, Aurelius Bekis son of Hatres, the aforesaid, have leased as stated above. I, […]ios Ploution son of Apion, having been asked, wrote on his behalf, since he does not know letters.