An ostracon receipt in which Kalasiris acknowledges to Paouosis that he has received the rent for 2 arouras of leased land and makes no further claim regarding the lease. It is dated 19 July 123, in the reign of Hadrian, and comes from Upper Egypt.
In English machine translation
Kalasiris son of Apoll[…]
to Paouosis son of Petem[…],
greetings. I have received from you the rent for the
2 arouras which you leased in the [7th year of Hadrian]
Caesar the lord […] and I make no claim
against you concerning the aforementioned lease […]
to me in the 8th year palm(?) […]
Year 7 of Hadrian Caesar the lord,
Epeiph 25.
Line 7 is damaged; the word read as relating to palms (phoenix) may refer to date palms or palm produce due in the 8th year, but the sense is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Reçu de loyer). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.