Fragments of a vineyard lease TM 381906Ankyron (Herakleopolites) (?)1. Hälfte II v.Chr. (?)

Four small fragments of a lease, apparently of vineyard land, mentioning vine cuttings, pruning, a guarantee clause and the carrying off of produce. It probably dates to the first half of the 2nd century BC and may come from Ankyron in the Herakleopolite nome.

In English machine translation

Greek apōrygas means vine shoots laid down to propagate new plants (layers or cuttings); epikoptein refers to cutting back or pruning. Date and place are both uncertain.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pachtvertrag über Weinland). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.