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Lease of a share of a kleros between two soldiers at Tholthis TM 2679Tholthis (Oxyrhynchites)213 - 212 v.Chr.

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A lease (sublease) contract of 213-212 BC from Tholthis in the Oxyrhynchite nome, in which the soldier Eupolis of Athens leases to the soldier Theokles of Cyrene a share of land formerly held by Onnophris, in return for a wheat rent payable in Dystros of year 11, with a penalty of 10 bronze drachmas per artaba for default.

In English machine translation

In the reign of Ptolemy son of Ptolemy and Berenike, gods Euergetai, year ten, when Pythangelos son of Philokleitos was priest of Alexander and the gods Soteres and the gods Adelphoi and the gods Euergetai and the gods Philopatores, and Agathokleia daughter of Diognetos was kanephoros of Arsinoe Philadelphos, in the month Gorpiaios, at Tholthis in the Oxyrhynchite nome. Eupolis, Athenian, of the troops of Philon, private soldier, has leased to Theokles, Cyrenaean, of the troops of Philon, private soldier, […] of the tenth year […] the share of Onnophris, on condition that Theokles shall provide to Eupolis on behalf of Onnophris […] two artabas of wheat, the share of the rents falling to him according to the contract of lease deposited with the contract-keeper Herakleitos, Cyrenaean, of the troops of Philon, private soldier (?). Let Theokles deliver this grain to Eupolis in the month Dystros of the eleventh year, clean and unadulterated grain grown on the kleros, by the just choinix measure of Eupolis, with just measurement, and let him carry it to Eupolis' property at his own expense. If he does not deliver as written, let Theokles pay Eupolis as the price of each artaba of wheat 10 bronze drachmas, and let Eupolis have the right of execution against Theokles, exacting payment according to the ordinance. This contract shall be valid wherever it is produced. Witnesses: Polyainos, Cyrenaean, Kallikrates, Hesperite, Diomedon […], the three of the troops of Philon, private soldiers; Agathinos son of Hermias, Mytilenaean, […] […]os son of Demetrios, Cyrenaean, the three of the Epigone.

Kleros is a plot of land granted to a military settler; 'of the troops of Philon' designates the unit, and 'of the Epigone' a class of soldiers' descendants. The exact quantity of wheat is lost, only 'two' survives.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pachtvertrag). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.

bgu.10.1946

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 213 - 212 v.Chr. · Tholthis (Oxyrhynchites)

Βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ Πτολεμαίου καὶ Βερενίκης θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν ἔτους δεκάτου ἐφʼ ἱερέως Πυθαγγέλου τοῦ Φιλοκλείτου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Σωτήρων καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν καὶ θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλοπατόρων κανηφόρου Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου Ἀγαθοκλέας τῆς Διογνήτου μηνὸς Γορπιαίου ἐν Θ…