Lease of four arouras for flax cultivation at Penapaste TM 22758Hermopolis22. Dez. 346

In the consulship of our masters Constantius Augustus for the 4th time and Constans Augustus for the 3rd time. To Aurelius Neilos son of Hermes, councillor of Hermopolis the Great, from Aurelius Silvanus son of Kastor, from the village of Thotis. I wish, willingly and of my own choice, to lease from you for the present crop year only of the fortunate coming 6th indiction the 4 arouras belonging to you at the place called Penapaste, for sowing flax, at a rent for each aroura of 1 1/2 centenaria of serviceable tow; which total rent I shall pay you and weigh out in the month of Phaophi of the same year without delay, in serviceable tow by the public standard, without delay, all public taxes and annonae and occasional levies being the responsibility of you, the landowner. The lease is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. In the aforesaid consulship, Choiak 26. I, Aurelius Neilos son of Hermes, the aforesaid, have leased as stated above.