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Koine Greek

κληρονόμοις Ἀμαζίου

καὶ ὡς χρηματίζ(ετε) διὰ τῶν ἑξη[ς] ὑπογραφόντων παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἀδελφίου Ἀδελφίου ἄρξαντος βουλευτοῦ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως τῆς λαμπροτάτης. βούλομαι ἑκουσίως κ̣α̣ὶ αὐθαιρέτως μισθώσασθαι παρʼ ὑμῶν ἐπὶ χρόνον̣ ἔτ̣η τρία ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄν̣τος μηνὸς Θὼθ τῆς ἐνεστώσης ὑπατείας πέμπ̣τ̣ης [ἰ]νδικτίωνος κεραμῖον ὂν ἐν χερσα̣μπ̣έ̣λ̣ῳ ὑ̣μ̣ῶν περὶ Σιναρ-χῆβιν ἐπὶ φόρῳ κα̣τ̣ʼ ἔ̣το[ς] τῷ πρ̣[ὸς] ἀ̣λλήλ̣[ου]ς̣ σ̣υνπ̣εφωνημένῳ [κο]ύ̣φων χειλ̣ί̣ω̣ν̣ [δι]ακο̣[σίων] ὑμῶ̣ν̣ παρεχό̣ν̣[των τὴ]ν πί̣σ̣σαν κ̣[ ] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [ ] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ρ̣ [ ] [ ] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [ ] [ ] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] ὑμῶ̣ν̣ ε̣[⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [ ] [ ] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩] [ ] [ ] [ ] [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Latin

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Translation into English

To the heirs of Amazios, and as you are transacting through the following signatories, from Aurelius Adelphius, the ruling councilor of the most illustrious city of Hermes. I wish to voluntarily and independently lease from you for a period of three years from the present month of Thoth of the current fifth consulate of the indiction, a piece of land belonging to you near Sinarchēbin for a fee for the year agreed upon between us, concerning the mutual agreement of the parties involved, providing your trust.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

κληρονόμοις Ἀμαζίου
καὶ ὡς χρηματίζ(ετε) διὰ τῶν ἑξη[ς] ὑπογραφόντων
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἀδελφίου Ἀδελφίου ἄρξαντος βουλευτοῦ Ἑρμοῦ πόλεως τῆς λαμπροτάτης. βούλομαι
ἑκουσίως κ̣α̣ὶ αὐθαιρέτως μισθώσασθαι παρʼ ὑμῶν
ἐπὶ χρόνον̣ ἔτ̣η τρία ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄν̣τος μηνὸς Θὼθ τῆς
ἐνεστώσης ὑπατείας πέμπ̣τ̣ης [ἰ]νδικτίωνος
κεραμῖον ὂν ἐν χερσα̣μπ̣έ̣λ̣ῳ ὑ̣μ̣ῶν περὶ Σιναρχῆβιν ἐπὶ φόρῳ κα̣τ̣ʼ ἔ̣το[ς] τῷ πρ̣[ὸς] ἀ̣λλήλ̣[ου]ς̣
σ̣υνπ̣εφωνημένῳ [κο]ύ̣φων χειλ̣ί̣ω̣ν̣ [δι]ακο̣[σίων]
ὑμῶ̣ν̣ παρεχό̣ν̣[των τὴ]ν πί̣σ̣σαν κ̣[...]

Apparatus Criticus

• Line 1: l. Ἀμαζ<ον>ίου
• Line 8: l. κεραμεῖον
• Line 10: l. χιλίων

English Translation

To the heirs of Amazios,
and as you transact through the undersigned persons listed below,
from Aurelius Adelphios, son of Adelphios, former councilor of the most illustrious city of Hermopolis. I wish
willingly and voluntarily to lease from you
for a period of three years, starting from the current month Thoth of the
present fifth indiction year,
a pottery workshop located on your dry land near Sinarchēbis, at an annual rent mutually agreed upon between us
of one thousand two hundred kouphoi (units of measure?),
with you providing the pitch [...]