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Church clergy's receipt for rent on unirrigated land at Terkeus TM 36857AntaiopolisVI

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A receipt issued by the clergy of the church of the metropolis of the Antaiopolite nome to their tenant Phoibammon son of Triadelphos, acknowledging full payment of rent for church land in the plain of Terkeus for the eighth indiction. It is signed by a deacon and a presbyter and witnessed by the writer Dioskoros son of Apollos, in the 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

† From the clergy of the holy church of the metropolis of the Antaiopolite nome, to Phoibammon son of Triadelphos, greetings. We have received and been paid in full by you the rents of our arouras held by you, lying in the plain of Terkeus, of dry land, for the produce of the eighth indiction, in accordance with the lease, in full; and for your security we have issued to you this receipt of full payment, as stated above. Written Epeiph 10 of the eighth indiction. † I, Komasios son of Thomas, deacon: the receipt is satisfactory to me as stated above. † I, Christodoros, presbyter: the receipt is satisfactory to me as stated above. † I, Dioskoros son of Apollos, who was also asked by the aforesaid clergy to write the document, bear witness as stated above.

The writer Dioskoros son of Apollos is very likely the well-known poet and notary Dioskoros of Aphrodito. 'Dry land' (anydros ge) refers to land not reached by the Nile flood.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Quietanza). 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 · VI · Antaiopolis

† παρὰ τῶν κληρικῶν τῆς ἁγίας ἐκκλησίας τῆς μητροπόλεως τοῦ Ἀνταιοπολίτου Φοιβάμμωνι Τριαδέλφου χαίρειν. ἐκομισάμεθα καὶ ἐπληρώθημεν παρὰ σοῦ τῶν ἐκφορίων τῶν ὑπὸ σὲ ἡμῶν ἀρουρῶν διακειμένων ἐν πεδίῳ Τηρκεως ἀνύδρου γῆς ὑπὲρ γενήματος ὀγδόης ἰνδικτίονος ἀκολούθως τῇ μισθώσει ἐκ π…