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Lease of catoecic land at Karanis for sowing vetch as sheep fodder TM 9278Karanis (Arsinoites)5. Nov. 20

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A lease contract from Karanis in which Satabous son of Petheus leases to Chairemon son of Sokrates 3 arouras of his father's catoecic land for sowing arakos (a vetch) to be used as sheep fodder, with the rent paid in advance. The subscription was written by Petesouchos because Satabous was illiterate.

In English machine translation

Year 7 of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, the 9th of the month Neos Sebastos, at Karanis in the division of Herakleides of the Arsinoite nome. Satabous son of Petheus, about 30 years old, with a scar on the right forearm, has leased to Chairemon son of Sokrates, about 22 years old, with a scar on the right cheek, (and acknowledges) that he has granted to him for the sowing of arakos 3 arouras out of the 6 arouras of catoecic land of my father Petheus which I hold, […] as fodder for sheep […] of the 7th year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, for which I have also received […] the price in advance, without prejudice to you regarding other things that I owe you. Subscriber for the lessor Satabous: Satabous son of Petheus to Chairemon son of Sokrates. I acknowledge that I have leased to you and I will act in all respects as stated above, apart from the other things that I owe. I, Petesouchos son of Petalos, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters.

Arakos is a leguminous fodder crop, roughly vetch or chickling pea. The garbled word 'synoucharati' and the illegible passages leave some details of the terms uncertain.

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.

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bgu.2.636

Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 5. Nov. 20 · Karanis (Arsinoites)

ἔτους ἑβδόμου Τιβερίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ μηνὸς Νέου Σεβαστοῦ ἐνάτηι ἐν Καρανίδι τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νομοῦ. ἐμίσθωσεν Σαταβοῦς Πεθεῦτος ὡς ἐτῶν τριάκοντα οὐλὴ πήχει δεξιῶι Χαιρήμωνι Σωκράτους ὡς ἐτῶν εἴκοσι δύο, οὐλὴ μήλωι δεξιῶι ἐπικεχωρηκέναι αὐτῶι εἰς σπορὰν ἀ…