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Koine Greek

μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν τοῦ δεσπότου ἡμῶν Φλ(αυίου) Ζήνωνος τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου τὸ Θὼθ ἰη ε ἰνδικ(τιῶνος). Φλαυίῳ Ἰωάννῳ Ταυρίνου σκρινιαρίῳ τῆς στρ[ατι]ω̣τικ̣ῆ̣ς̣ τάξεως ἀπὸ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως τῆς λαμπροτάτης π(αρὰ) Αὐρηλίου Φοιβάμμων Θούρβωνος μη(τρὸς) Ἑλένης ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ κώμης Πτ̣εμενκύρκεως Ποιμένων τοῦ Ἑρμ̣ο̣υπολίτου νομοῦ χαίρειν. βούλομαι ἑκουσίως κα[ὶ] αὐθαιρέτως μισθώσασθαι παρὰ σοῦ ἐπὶ τ̣ρ̣ι̣- ετῆ χρόνον τὰς ὑπαρχούσας σοι ἀρούρα[ς] δύο ἐν παιδιάτι τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης γί(νονται) (ἄρουραι) εἰ<ς> σπορὰν καὶ κατάθεσιν ὧν ἐὰν αἱρῶμαι, φόρ̣ο̣υ̣ ἀποτάκτου τοῦ πρὸς ἀλλήλους συμπεφωνημέ̣- ν̣ο̣υ̣ κατʼ ἔτος χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δύο ζυγῷ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως παρὰ κεράτια ἕξ, γί(νεται) χρ(υσοῦ) νο(μισμάτια) ζυγῷ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως παρὰ κερ(άτια) ϛ, ὅνπερ φόρον ἀποδώσω σοι πρὸς λῆξειν ἐν τῷ μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κατʼ ἔτος ἀνυπερθέτως καὶ μετὰ συμπλήρωσιν τοῦ χρόνου τῆς μισθώσεως παραδώσω σοι ἀρο̣υ̣- ρῶν δύο ὡς παρείληφα. ἡ μίσθωσις κυρία καὶ βεβαία καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμολ(όγησα). Αὐρήλιος Φοιβάμμων Θούρβωνος ὁ προκίμεν[ο]ς μεμίσθωμαι ὡς πρόκειται. Αὐρήλιος Ὧ̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣ Πκυλίου ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα ὑ πὲρ αὐτοῦ παρόν- τος καὶ εἰπόντος μοι γράμματα μὴ εἰδότος. καὶ διʼ ἐμοῦ ἐγράφη τὸ σωμάτιον μί(σθωσις) Φοιβάμμωνος Θ̣ο̣ύ̣ρ̣β̣ω̣ν̣ο̣ς̣ (ἀρούρας) β

Latin

Apparatus

Translation into English

After the consulship of our lord Flavius Zeno, the eternal Augustus, in the year of the indiction. To Flavius John, the scrinarius of Taurinus of the military rank from the city of Hermes, the most illustrious, from Aurelius Phoibammon, son of Thourbion, mother of Helen, from the village of Ptemenkyke of the Shepherds of the Hermopolitan law, greetings. I wish to voluntarily and freely lease from you for a period of three years the lands that you have, two in the village of the same name, which are to be cultivated, for sowing and deposit of which, if I choose, I will pay the tax agreed upon between us each year, two gold coins from the city of Hermes for six keratia, which I will pay to you at the end of the month of Mesore, each year without fail and after the completion of the lease period, I will deliver to you two arouras as I have received. The lease is valid and secure, and having been asked, I have agreed. Aurelius Phoibammon, son of Thourbion, I have leased as is stated. Aurelius Horos, having been asked, I wrote about him in the presence of him and he told me to write letters without knowing. And through me, the lease of Phoibammon of Thourbion (arouras) was written.

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μετὰ τὴν ὑπατείαν τοῦ δεσπότου ἡμῶν Φλ(αυίου) Ζήνωνος τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου τὸ γ̣ Θὼθ ιη ε ἰνδικ(τιῶνος).
Φλαυίῳ Ἰωάννῃ Ταυρίνου σκρινιαρίῳ τῆς στρ[ατι]ω̣τικ̣ῆ̣ς̣ τάξεως ἀπὸ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως τῆς λαμπροτάτης
π(αρὰ) Αὐρηλίου Φοιβάμμων Θούρβωνος μη(τρὸς) Ἑλένης ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ κώμης Πτ̣εμενκύρκεως Ποιμένων τοῦ Ἑρμ̣ο̣υπολίτου νομοῦ χαίρειν.
βούλομαι ἑκουσίως κα[ὶ] αὐθαιρέτως μισθώσασθαι παρὰ σοῦ ἐπὶ τ̣ρ̣ι̣ετῆ χρόνον τὰς ὑπαρχούσας σοι ἀρούρα[ς] δύο ἐν παιδιάτι τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης γί(νονται) (ἄρουραι) β εἰ<ς> σπορὰν καὶ κατάθεσιν ὧν ἐὰν αἱρῶμαι, φόρ̣ο̣υ̣ ἀποτάκτου τοῦ πρὸς ἀλλήλους συμπεφωνημέ̣ν̣ο̣υ̣ κατʼ ἔτος χρυσοῦ νομισμάτια δύο ζυγῷ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως παρὰ κεράτια ἕξ, γί(νεται) χρ(υσοῦ) νο(μισμάτια) β ζυγῷ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως παρὰ κερ(άτια) ϛ, ὅνπερ φόρον ἀποδώσω σοι πρὸς λῆξειν ἐν τῷ μηνὶ Μεσορὴ κατʼ ἔτος ἀνυπερθέτως καὶ μετὰ συμπλήρωσιν τοῦ χρόνου τῆς μισθώσεως παραδώσω σοι ἀρο̣υ̣ρῶν δύο ὡς παρείληφα.
ἡ μίσθωσις κυρία καὶ βεβαία καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμολ(όγησα). Αὐρήλιος Φοιβάμμων Θούρβωνος ὁ προκίμεν[ο]ς μεμίσθωμαι ὡς πρόκειται.
Αὐρήλιος Ὧ̣ρ̣ο̣ς̣ Πκυλίου ἀξιωθεὶς ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ παρόντος καὶ εἰπόντος μοι γράμματα μὴ εἰδότος.
καὶ διʼ ἐμοῦ ἐγράφη τὸ σωμάτιον.
μί(σθωσις) Φοιβάμμωνος Θ̣ο̣ύ̣ρ̣β̣ω̣ν̣ο̣ς̣ (ἀρούρας) β

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Φλ(αυίου) Ζήνωνος τοῦ αἰωνίου Αὐγούστου

English Translation

After the consulship of our lord Flavius Zeno, the eternal Augustus, on the 3rd (?) of Thoth, 18th indiction.
To Flavius Ioannes, scriniarius of the military order, from the most illustrious city of Hermopolis,
from Aurelius Phoibammon, son of Thourbon, whose mother is Helen, from the village of Ptemenkyrcis Poimenon in the Hermopolite nome, greetings.
I willingly and voluntarily wish to lease from you for a period of three years the two arouras belonging to you in the plain of the same village (total two arouras), for sowing and storage of whatever I choose, at an agreed annual rent of two gold solidi by the standard of Hermopolis minus six carats, making two gold solidi by the standard of Hermopolis minus six carats, which rent I will pay you without fail each year at the end of the month Mesore. At the completion of the lease period, I will return to you the two arouras as I received them.
This lease is valid and secure, and upon being questioned, I have acknowledged it. I, Aurelius Phoibammon, son of Thourbon, the aforementioned, have leased as stated above.
I, Aurelius Horos, son of Pkylios, having been requested, wrote on his behalf, as he was present and instructed me, since he does not know letters.
And through me this document was written.
Lease of Phoibammon son of Thourbon, two arouras.