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Offer to lease shore-land near Soknopaiou Nesos TM 9853Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)31. Jan. 212

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An offer addressed to the strategos Theon also called Philosarapis by two villagers of Soknopaiou Nesos, Posis and Syros, to lease 5 arouras of shore-land around their village for one year at 2 artabas of wheat per aroura. They ask that any land left unflooded or waterlogged be deducted from the rent. Written on 31 January 212.

In English machine translation

To Theon also called Philosarapis, strategos of the Arsinoite nome, Herakleides division, from Posis son of Mataeis and Syros son of Paouites, both from the village of Soknopaiou Nesos. I wish to lease, from the flooded dry land of the shore-land around the aforesaid village, 5 arouras for one year, and I shall pay for each aroura 2 artabas of wheat; but if any part becomes unflooded or remains under water, it will be allowed to us out of the rents. Year 20 of Marcus Aurelius ⟨Severus⟩ Antoninus Parthicus Maximus and Publius Septimius Geta, Britannici Maximi, Pii, Augusti, Mecheir 5.

The 'aigialos' was shore-land at the edge of Lake Moeris, often public land leased year by year depending on flooding. Geta is named as co-emperor although he was murdered in December 211, news of which had evidently not yet affected the dating formula.

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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 31. Jan. 212 · Soknopaiu Nesos (Arsinoites)

Θέωνι τῷ καὶ Φιλοσαράπιδι στρατηγῷ Ἀρσινοίτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος παρὰ Πόσις Ματάειτος καὶ Σύρος Παουϊτῆτος τῶν δύο ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου. βούλομαι μισθώσασθαι ἀπὸ καλυφείσης χέρσου αἰγιαλοῦ περὶ τὴν προκειμένην κώμην ἀρούρας πέντε εἰς ἐνιαυτὸν ἕνα καὶ τελέσω ὑπὲρ ἑκάστης ἀρο…