Lease of an empty plot in the East Fort quarter of Hermopolis TM 22747Hermopolis28. Nov. 260
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An offer to lease an empty building plot in the East Fort quarter of Hermopolis for five years at 40 drachmas a year. Aurelia Hermione, acting through her father Aurelius Soter, a councillor of Antinoopolis, addresses the owner Aurelius Ph[…] also called Eudaimon. It is dated 28 November 260 in the reign of the usurpers Macrianus and Quietus.
In English machine translation
The dating by Macrianus and Quietus reflects their brief recognition in Egypt as emperors in 260-261. The plot's width is given only as 'eight', presumably cubits.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. 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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Αὐρηλίῳ Φ[…]τῷ καὶ Εὐδαίμονι[…] Ἑρμοπολίτῃ […] παρὰ Αὐρηλίας Ἑρμιόνης[…] διὰ τοῦ πατρὸς Αὐρηλιου Σωτῆρος […]χου βουλευτοῦ ἄρξαντοςἈντινοέων πόλεως. βούλομαι ἑκουσίως μισθώσασθαι παρὰ σοῦ ἐπʼ ἔτη πέντε ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄντος μηνὸς Χοιὰκ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος α ἔτους ψιλὸν τόπον οὗ μέτρα νότον ἐπὶ …