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Koine Greek

ἔτους ἕκτου Μ]ε̣χεὶρ κε τ̣ετ̣[ά]ρ̣τ̣[ης ἰνδικ(τίονος)] ἐ̣ν̣ [Ἀρ(σινόῃ)] [Φλαουίῳ Μηνᾷ τῷ ἐνδοξοτ]άτῳ στρατηλάτῃ παγάρχῳ τῆς Ἀ[ρσ]ι̣[νο]ι̣τ̣ῶν κ[α]ὶ̣ [Θεοδοσιουπολιτῶν Αὐρήλιο]ς̣ Ἀπολλῶς ὁ καὶ Παρεῦς υἱὸς Λουκᾶ π̣[ω]μαρίτης κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἀπὸ (κώμης(?)) Μού]χεως τοῦ Ἀρσινοί του νο[μ]ο̣ῦ χαί(ρειν). ὁμολογῶ μεμισθῶσθαι [παρὰ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἐνδοξότ]η̣τ̣ος ἐκ τῶν π̣εριελθ̣[ό]ν̣τ̣ων εἰς αὐ̣τ̣ὴ[ν] πωμαρίων δύο ∶ [ἀπὸ δικαίου ἀντικατ]α̣λλαγῆς γεν[ο]μ̣ένης μ̣ε̣τ̣α̣ξὺ α̣ὐ̣τῆς τε καὶ Γεωργίου [τοῦ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου κ]όμετος καὶ ἀντιγεούχο(υ) Στρατηγίο̣(υ) τοῦ πανευφήμο(υ) πατρικίο(υ) [ - ca.18 - ]υ̣ πρ̣οα̣σ̣τ̣ίων τῆ̣σδε τ̣ῆς π̣[ό]λ̣[ε]ω̣ς [τ]ὸ̣ ἕν πωμάριον ἐξ αὐτῶ(ν) [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]τω(ν) αμ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ̣ ε ̣ ( ) [ - ca.11 - ]τω ̣ [ ̣ ̣ ]ε̣π̣ ̣ ̣ ω̣ [ - ca.26 - ] ̣ [ - ca.18 - ]

Latin

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Translation into English

"In the sixth year of Mecheir, in the fourth indiction, in Arsinoe, to the most illustrious general Flavius Menas, the governor of the Arsinoites and Theodosian citizens, Aurelius Apollos, also known as Pareus, son of Lucas, a Roman from the village of Mucheos in Arsinoe, greetings. I acknowledge that I have been hired by your illustrious authority from those who have come to her for the two pomaria, from a lawful exchange that has taken place between her and Georgios, the most magnificent cometes and anti-governor of the most renowned patrician. From the proastions of this city, the one pomarium from them."

Extracted Koine Greek Text (Fragment 1)

[ἔτους] ἕ̣κτου [Μ]ε̣χεὶρ κε τ̣ετ̣[ά]ρ̣τ̣[ης ἰνδικ(τίονος)] ἐ̣ν̣ [Ἀρ(σινόῃ)]
[Φλαουίῳ Μηνᾷ τῷ ἐνδοξοτ]άτῳ στρατηλάτῃ παγάρχῳ τῆς Ἀ[ρσ]ι̣[νο]ι̣τ̣ῶν κ[α]ὶ̣
[Θεοδοσιουπολιτῶν Αὐρήλιο]ς̣ Ἀπολλῶς ὁ καὶ Παρεῦς υἱὸς Λουκᾶ π̣[ω]μαρίτης κ̣α̣ὶ̣
[ἀπὸ (κώμης(?)) Μού]χεως τοῦ Ἀρσινοίτου νο[μ]ο̣ῦ χαί(ρειν). ὁμολογῶ μεμισθῶσθαι
[παρὰ τῆς ὑμετέρας ἐνδοξότ]η̣τ̣ος ἐκ τῶν π̣εριελθ̣[ό]ν̣τ̣ων εἰς αὐ̣τ̣ὴ[ν] πωμαρίων δύο ∶
[ἀπὸ δικαίου ἀντικατ]α̣λλαγῆς γεν[ο]μ̣ένης μ̣ε̣τ̣α̣ξὺ α̣ὐ̣τῆς τε καὶ Γεωργίου
[τοῦ μεγαλοπρεπεστάτου κ]όμετος καὶ ἀντιγεούχο(υ) Στρατηγίο̣(υ) τοῦ πανευφήμο(υ) πατρικίο(υ)
[...]υ̣ πρ̣οα̣σ̣τ̣ίων τῆ̣σδε τ̣ῆς π̣[ό]λ̣[ε]ω̣ς [τ]ὸ̣ ἕν πωμάριον ἐξ αὐτῶ(ν)
[...]τω(ν) αμ̣[...]ε̣[...]τω̣[...]ε̣π̣[...]ω̣[...]

Extracted Koine Greek Text (Fragment 2)

[...]τ̣[...]
[...]λ̣ι̣ω̣[...]
[...]η̣σ̣α̣[...]

Apparatus

αρσινοϊτου (papyrus)

English Translation

[In the] sixth [year], Mecheir 25, [fourth indiction], in [Arsinoe].
[To Flavius Menas, the most illustrious] general and pagararch of the Arsinoite and [Theodosiopolite districts], Aurelius Apollos, also called Pareus, son of Lukas, orchard-keeper, and [from the village(?)] of Moucheos in the Arsinoite nome, greetings.
I acknowledge that I have leased from your illustriousness two orchards from those that have come into your possession through a lawful exchange made between yourself and Georgios, [the most magnificent] comes and deputy landholder of Strategios, the most renowned patrician, [...] of the suburbs of this city, one orchard from among them [...].

Note: The text is fragmentary and incomplete; thus, the translation provided is partial and based on the preserved portions of the papyrus.