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Koine Greek

[βασι]λ̣ευόντων Πτολεμαίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας [τῆς καὶ] [Τ]ρυφα[ί]νης θεῶν Φιλοπ[α]τ̣ό̣[ρ]ω̣ν̣ [Φ]ι̣λ̣α̣δέλφων ἔ[το]υ̣[ς θ,] τὰ [δʼ] ἄλλα τῶν κοινῶν ὡς ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείαι γράφε[ται, μηνὸς] Ἀπελλ[α]ίου καὶ Φαῶφι (hand 2) ιε (hand 1) ἐν Ὀξυρύγχων πόλε[ι] τῆ[ς] Θηβαΐδος. ἐμίσθωσεν Σαραπίων Ἀπολλωνίου Μ̣α̣κ̣ε̣[δὼν] τῶν κατοίκων ἱππέων Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι καὶ Π̣α̣ν̣[̣  ̣  ̣] Ἰσχυρίωνος τοῦ καὶ Νεχθενείβιος Πέρσηι τῆς ἐπιγονῆς [οἱ] δύο ἀγυιᾶς Κλεοπάτρας Ἀφρ[οδί]της ἀπὸ τοῦ κλήρ̣ο̣υ̣ α̣ὐ̣[τοῦ] ἃς ἔχει περὶ Σεφὼ ἀρούρας δεκαπέντε εἰς τὸ ἔνατ[ο]ν̣ ἔ̣τ̣[ος,] ὥσ̣τε τὰς μὲν ἐν τῶι Διοκλέους κλήρωι ἀρούρ[α]ς τ̣[ρε]ῖ̣ς πυροσπ[ο]ρῆσαι, τῶν δʼ ἐν τῷ Φίλωνος ἀρουρῶν δεκ[ά]δ̣[υο] τὸ μὲν ἥμ[ισ]υ κριθῇ τὸ δʼ ἄλλο ἥμισυ φακῶι, ἐκφορί[ο]υ [κ]α̣-[θʼ ἑκά]στην ἄ[ρ]ουραν ἐκ γεωμετρίας τοῦ δο̣θ̣έ̣ν̣τ̣ο̣ς̣ ε̣[ἰς] σπορὰ̣ν σιτ[ικ]ο̣ῖς ἀρταβῶν τεσσάρων . καὶ ὁμολογεῖ Ἀπολλώνιος ἔχειν παρὰ Σαραπίωνος εἰς σπέρματα καὶ τὴν ἄλλην τῆς κατασπορᾶς δαπάνην ἀδιαφόρους [κριθῆ]ς̣ μὲν ἀρτάβας ἑπτὰ ἥμισυ , (hand 2) φακοῦ δὲ (hand 1) ἀρτάβας [ἑπτὰ ἥ]μισυ , καὶ εἰς θρυοκοπίαν τῆς γῆς ἀναποδότους [χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς χι]λ̣ί̣ας πεντακοσίας ἀκινδύνους̣ [καὶ ἀνυπολόγους ἀπ]ὸ̣ παντὸς κινδύνου. ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἐκφορίων πλὴν τ̣ῶ̣ν̣ τ̣ε̣λῶ[ν, ἐάν τ]ι πραχθῇ Ἀπολλώνιος εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν ἢ εἰς ἕ̣[τερόν τι καθʼ ὁν]τινοῦν τρόπον ὑπὲρ Σαραπίωνος ἢ̣ [τῆς γῆς, ὑπολογείτω ἀπὸ τῶν ἐκ]φ̣[ορίων, τῶν] δ̣ὲ̣ καρπῶν [κυριευέτω Σαραπίων ἕως ἂν τὰ ἐκφόρια κομίσητ]α̣ι̣ (hand 2) καὶ -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- v (hand 2) (ἔτους(?)) θ̣ μ̣ί̣σ̣θ̣ω̣(σις) [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

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Translation into English

[During the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra and Tryphaena, the gods Philopator and Philadelphus, in the year of the common era as it is written in Alexandria, in the month of Apellaios and Phaophis (hand 2) 15 (hand 1) in the city of Oxyrhynchus of Thebaid. Sarapion son of Apollonius, a Macedonian, rented from the inhabitants, the horsemen of Apollonios and Pan, the two from the street of Cleopatra Aphrodite from the same lot which he has concerning Sepho, fifteen arouras into the one tenth year, so that three arouras in the lot of Diocles may be sown, and of the ten arouras of Philon, half shall be sown with barley and the other half with beans, and the produce shall be calculated geometrically from the given into the sowing of four artabas of grain. And Apollonios agrees to have from Sarapion for seeds and the other expenses of the sowing, seven and a half artabas of barley, (hand 2) and seven and a half artabas of beans (hand 1), and for the ploughing of the land, 1,500 copper drachmas, free from all danger. And concerning the produce, except for the taxes, if anything is done, Apollonios shall account for it to the royal treasury or in any other way for Sarapion or the land, let him calculate from the produce, and let Sarapion have the fruits until the produce is collected (hand 2) and -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (year(?)) θ̣ ṃί̣σ̣θ̣ω̣(σις) [⁦ -ca.?- ⁩]

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[βασι]λ̣ευόντων Πτολεμαίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας [τῆς καὶ]
[Τ]ρυφα[ί]νης θεῶν Φιλοπ[α]τ̣ό̣[ρ]ω̣ν̣ [Φ]ι̣λ̣α̣δέλφων ἔ[το]υ̣[ς θ,]
τὰ [δʼ] ἄλλα τῶν κοινῶν ὡς ἐν Ἀλεξανδρείαι γράφε[ται, μηνὸς]
Ἀπελλ[α]ίου καὶ Φαῶφι (hand 2) ιε (hand 1) ἐν Ὀξυρύγχων πόλε[ι] τῆ[ς]
Θηβαΐδος. ἐμίσθωσεν Σαραπίων Ἀπολλωνίου Μ̣α̣κ̣ε̣[δὼν]
τῶν κατοίκων ἱππέων Ἀπολλωνίωι τῶι καὶ Π̣α̣ν̣[ - - - ]
Ἰσχυρίωνος τοῦ καὶ Νεχθενείβιος Πέρσηι τῆς ἐπιγονῆς
[οἱ] δύο ἀγυιᾶς Κλεοπάτρας Ἀφρ[οδί]της ἀπὸ τοῦ κλήρ̣ο̣υ̣ α̣ὐ̣[τοῦ]
ἃς ἔχει περὶ Σεφὼ ἀρούρας δεκαπέντε εἰς τὸ ἔνατ[ο]ν̣ ἔ̣τ̣[ος,]
ὥσ̣τε τὰς μὲν ἐν τῶι Διοκλέους κλήρωι ἀρούρ[α]ς τ̣[ρε]ῖ̣ς
πυροσπ[ο]ρῆσαι, τῶν δʼ ἐν τῷ Φίλωνος ἀρουρῶν δεκ[ά]δ̣[υο]
τὸ μὲν ἥμ[ισ]υ κριθῇ τὸ δʼ ἄλλο ἥμισυ φακῶι, ἐκφορί[ο]υ [κ]α̣-
[θʼ ἑκά]στην ἄ[ρ]ουραν ἐκ γεωμετρίας τοῦ δο̣θ̣έ̣ν̣τ̣ο̣ς̣ ε̣[ἰς]
σπορὰ̣ν σιτ[ικ]ο̣ῖς ἀρταβῶν τεσσάρων. καὶ ὁμολογεῖ
Ἀπολλώνιος ἔχειν παρὰ Σαραπίωνος εἰς σπέρματα
καὶ τὴν ἄλλην τῆς κατασπορᾶς δαπάνην ἀδιαφόρους
[κριθῆ]ς̣ μὲν ἀρτάβας ἑπτὰ ἥμισυ, (hand 2) φακοῦ δὲ (hand 1) ἀρτάβας
[ἑπτὰ ἥ]μισυ, καὶ εἰς θρυοκοπίαν τῆς γῆς ἀναποδότους
[χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς χι]λ̣ί̣ας πεντακοσίας ἀκινδύνους̣
[καὶ ἀνυπολόγους ἀπ]ὸ̣ παντὸς κινδύνου. ἐπὶ δὲ τῶν ἐκφορίων
πλὴν τ̣ῶ̣ν̣ τ̣ε̣λῶ[ν, ἐάν τ]ι πραχθῇ Ἀπολλώνιος εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν
ἢ εἰς ἕ̣[τερόν τι καθʼ ὁν]τινοῦν τρόπον ὑπὲρ Σαραπίωνος
ἢ̣ [τῆς γῆς, ὑπολογείτω ἀπὸ τῶν ἐκ]φ̣[ορίων, τῶν] δ̣ὲ̣ καρπῶν
[κυριευέτω Σαραπίων ἕως ἂν τὰ ἐκφόρια κομίσητ]α̣ι̣ (hand 2) καὶ
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
(hand 2) (ἔτους(?)) θ̣ μ̣ί̣σ̣θ̣ω̣(σις) [ -ca.?- ]

English Translation

In the reign of Ptolemy and Cleopatra, also called Tryphaena, the gods Philopatores Philadelphoi, in the 9th year, the other matters being as recorded in Alexandria, in the month Apellaios and Phaophi, on the 15th, in the city of Oxyrhynchos of the Thebaid: Sarapion, son of Apollonios, a Macedonian of the cavalry settlers, leased to Apollonios, also called Pan[...], son of Ischyrion, also called Nechtheneibios, a Persian of the epigone, the two parcels of land belonging to the allotment of Cleopatra Aphrodite, which he holds near Sepho, fifteen arouras, for the ninth year, so that the three arouras in the allotment of Diokles are to be sown with wheat, and of the twelve arouras in the allotment of Philon, half with barley and the other half with lentils, at a rent of four artabas of wheat per aroura according to the measurement given for sowing. Apollonios acknowledges having received from Sarapion, for seeds and other expenses of sowing, without obligation to repay, seven and a half artabas of barley, seven and a half artabas of lentils, and for the preparation of the land, fifteen hundred drachmas of bronze coinage, free from risk and without any accounting. Regarding the rents, apart from taxes, if Apollonios pays anything to the royal treasury or to anyone else in any manner on behalf of Sarapion or the land, it shall be deducted from the rents. Sarapion shall retain ownership of the crops until he receives the rents...