Part of a village land register from the Arsinoite nome, recording reductions in taxable land and the addition of previously unproductive plots leased out in year 15 of Antoninus Pius. Individual lessees such as Harpokration, Hermias and Panesis are listed with lease terms, locations, neighbours and reduced rents.
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Total; and of the land from the reserve (hypodochion) of Psei, 72 1/4 arouras, 83 drachmas of silver, 2 chalkoi.
Total together of the deficit: 114 arouras, 146 drachmas 1 1/2 obols of silver, 2 chalkoi.
Remainder: 122 arouras, 174 drachmas of silver […] 1/2 obol, 2 chalkoi.
And there is added for the present 15th year of Antoninus Caesar the lord, of plots accepted for lease in the same 15th year from the dry dry-land and from the reserve of Psei, which were promised to be taken up:
from the dry dry-land, for 4 years:
Harpokration son of Dionysios son of Chairemon, from the Seknebtynis quarter, from dry land written off as unproductive, 1 aroura, whose neighbours are: to the north a water channel, beyond which the desert edge; to the west dry land; to the south a water channel, beyond which plots; to the east an olive grove; at a rent of 2 drachmas. Added note concerning the rent: it is not to be exacted, and concerning acceptance of unflooded land and land under water. Entered: for 1 aroura, 2 drachmas.
For 3 years: Hermias son of Sokmenis, from the village, of flooded hollows at the place called Tochi, 1 aroura, whose neighbours are: to the south and west dry land, to the east sown land, to the north a road; at a rent of 3 obols. Added note likewise. Entered: for 1 aroura, 3 obols.
And for 2 years: Panesis son of Katon son of Panesis, of dry land […] at the place called Necheoui Tmeti, 1 1/2 arouras, whose neighbours are on all sides dry land […] to the west sown land; at a rent of 3 obols per aroura. Added note likewise. Entered: for 1 1/2 arouras, 4 1/2 obols.
And for 1 year: Astakos son of Sokmenis son of Sokmenis […]
from 5 arouras with […]
the remaining 1 aroura here […]
1/2 aroura, neighbours to the south and north […]
to the north sown land, to the west and east dry land, rent […]
Sokmenis son of Onnophris […]
of flooded hollows […]
of which 1 in a parcel, neighbours to the south […]
to the north sown land, to the west and east dry land […]
and in another place, Necheoui Tch[…]
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Hypodochion seems to denote a reserve or holding category of land; chersos is dry, uncultivated land leased at nominal rents to bring it back into production.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.