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Lease of 4 7/8 arouras in the holding of Athenodoros TM 32369HermopolitesIV

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Fragment of a land lease from the Hermopolite nome in the 4th century AD. Aurelius Silvanus son of Pollon leases 4 7/8 arouras in the holding of Athenodoros at a fixed rent of 4 artabas of wheat per aroura, with the landowner paying the public taxes; another man signs for him because he is illiterate.

In English machine translation

[… lines lost …] […] indiction […] […] (?) […] in the holding of Athenodoros, four and one half, one quarter, one eighth arouras, total 4 7/8 arouras, at a fixed rent agreed between us of 4 artabas of wheat for each single aroura, total 4 artabas, which rent I will pay you at the time of the vintage without delay, by the Athenian measure, at the threshing floor of Pouampoimenis, the public taxes being your responsibility as landowner. The lease is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Silvanus son of Pollon, have leased as stated above. I, Aurelius […], having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters, and it was written through me.

Payment is set 'at the time of the vintage' although the rent is in wheat, and the threshing floor's name Pouampoimenis is largely restored. 'Fixed rent' renders phoros apotaktos, a rent not varying with the harvest.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pachturkunde). 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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · IV · Hermopolites

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