Lease of a small orchard from the estate of Apion and Strategios TM 41037Arsinoiton Polis11. Sept. 553

† In the 27th year of the reign of our most divine and most pious master Flavius Justinian, eternal Augustus and Imperator, after the consulship of Basilius the most illustrious, Thoth 14, of the second indiction, in Arsinoe. To Flavius Apion, magister militum, and Strategios, illustris, the most glorious sons of Theodoros of admirable memory, landowners in the city of the Arsinoites, Aurelius Aioulios son of […], mother Tareu, tall, small-eyed, from your hamlet […] eosphyllou near the suburbs of this city, greetings. I acknowledge that I have of my own free will leased from your gloriousness, from the rights of the estate belonging to it, in the plain of your hamlet at the place Geerog, one small fruit-bearing orchard […] of however many arouras it may be, arouras however many they may be, together with […] with all their rights, for as long a time as your gloriousness may wish, from the crops of the fortunate coming third indiction, I the lessee Aioulios paying as fixed rent for them annually one solidus of gold less 7 carats, gold solidus 1 less carats 7, by the standard […], which rent I shall pay each year to your gloriousness […] and to Amaeios your agent (symmachos) for his fee one solidus […]. The lease is valid, guaranteed by all my property, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. I, Aurelius Aioulios […] the aforesaid, have leased the above from Mamon and Kyn[…] at the rent annually as stated. I, Aurelius Neilos son of Paulos, wrote on his behalf, he being present and illiterate. Through me, Phoibammon, (Christ-symbol 643) executed. Through me, Phoibammon.