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Lease of a share of a vineyard at Magdola Mire TM 36940HermopolitesVI

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Fragment of a lease of a share in a vineyard with palms, olives and a reed-bed at the village of Magdola Mire in the Hermopolite nome, for the produce of a third indiction year. The lessor had bought the share from Isakios son of Sarapion and held the rest of the estate jointly with a noblewoman, apparently a relative of Sarapion. Written in the 6th century AD.

In English machine translation

[…] […] twentieth of the present second indiction, of the produce of the, God willing, coming [third indiction], likewise the share falling and belonging to you of an entire vine[yard] of however many [ar]ouras it is, with various plants and date palms and olive groves and reed-bed, [which came t]o you by right of purchase from Isakios son of Sarapion from the (same) city [by a writ]ten deed of sale in accordance with its force, with two cisterns and a reservoir and two [wooden] machines fully equipped, and every right, in partnership with the most noble […] daughter (?) of Sarapion for the remaining shares, making up the entire vineyard [property] with all its rights, lying under the guard of those from the village of Magdola Mire of the Hermopolite nome, for the water supply […] of them and the wages of cowherds […]

The 'wooden machines' are probably water-lifting wheels (saqiyas) for irrigation. The beginning and end of the contract, including the parties' names and rent, are lost.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lease. Land (vineyard)). 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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p.lond.5.1769

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · VI · Hermopolites

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