Lease of land
Thick uncial cursive, written along the fibres.
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Fragment of a lease in which Aurelius Es…, son of Horos, rents from a woman landowner a share of an orchard, grain land and pasture, paying money rent in two instalments, wheat delivered to Hermopolis, and customary gifts such as a piglet at the vintage and festivals. The lessor bears the public taxes. It dates to the first half of the 4th century AD, probably from the Hermopolite nome.
Much of the text is editorial restoration based on standard lease formulas; the rent amounts are largely lost. The landowner (geouchos) is addressed as a woman.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lease of Land and Other Immovables). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Thick uncial cursive, written along the fibres.
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