Fragmentary register of lessees of confiscated estate land (ousiac land) in a village of the Arsinoite nome, listing each tenant, the area leased, and the rent at 3 obols per aroura. It dates to the 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
[column 1]
[…] from the village, 3 arouras
[…] for the first time, as above.
[…] 3 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each
[…] for the first time, as above.
[…] from the village, 5 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each
[…] for the first time, as above.
[…] from the village, 3 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each
[…] for the first time, as above.
[… lines lost …]
[column 2]
[…] son of Sokmenis, son of Sokmenis […]
at a rent of 3 obols per aroura. Entered: 3 1/2 arouras, 1 drachma 4 1/2 obols, of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
[…] Psenamounis son of Sokmenis, from the village, 2 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each.
Entered: 2 arouras, 1 drachma, of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
Psenamounis son of Onnophris, from the village, 3 1/2 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each.
Entered: 3 1/2 arouras, 1 drachma 1 obol (?), of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
Pholemis son of Paaipis, from the village, 12 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each. Entered: 12 arouras, 36 drachmas (?),
of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
Sokmenis son of Tithoes, son of Petesouchos, from the village […]
of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
Pholemis son of Sokmenis, from the village, 2 1/2 arouras, at a rent of 3 obols each […]
of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
Petesouchos son of Orseus, from the village […]
of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
Sokmenis, fatherless, whose mother is Thaubastis, from the village, 1 aroura,
at a rent of 3 obols. Entered: 1 aroura, 3 obols, of estate land leased out […]
Nemesion son of Sporos, from the metropolis […]
of estate land leased out, 13 1/2, for year 1 by […]
Psenamounis son of Sokmenis, son of […]
at 3 obols each. Entered: 2 arouras, 1 drachma, of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
of the same amount, and in year 14 likewise […]
Ammonios son of Pasion […]
Entered: 2 arouras, 1 drachma, of estate land leased out for the first time, as above.
and in year 14 likewise […]
Petesouchos son of Horos, from the village […]
re-leased in the current […]
next, entered in its own section […]
leased out in year 13 […]
and in year 14 re-leased […]
Ousia land was imperial estate property, here leased out to villagers; 'leased for the first time' and 're-leased' distinguish new and renewed leases. Some figures for drachmas are restored by the editor.
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.