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Koine Greek

ἐμισθωσάμην παρὰ Πτολεμαίου τοῦ καὶ Ἀστοπαρίσωνος καὶ Ἀμμωνίου τοῦ καὶ Ἡρακλείου ἀπὸ σιτικῶν ἐδαφῶν τῶν περὶ τὴν Ὄασιν ὑπαρχόντων τῆς Κλαυδίας Ἰσιδώρας, ἃς ἔχουσι ἐν ταύτης μισθώσει, καὶ τὴν πρὸς τὸ ἐνεστὸς ἔτος κατασπορὰν τῶν δηλουμένων ἐδαφῶν ποιήσας καὶ ἐπικουρήσας τοῖς κατὰ τόπον γεωργοῖς τά τε σπέρματα καὶ τὰς δαπάνας, ἐποφθαλμιῶντες τοῖς ἔργοις μου Ἑρμογένης Πετενεφώτου καὶ Ἰσίδωρος, οὓς ἐγὼ κατὰ τὸ ἀνθρώπινον πρὸς τὴν τῶν πραγμάτων ὑπηρεσίαν ἐπωφέλησα χορηγήσας αὐτοῖς τὰ δέοντα, προσήνεγκαν διʼ ἧς ἐπέδωκαν αἱρέσεως ἄλλας ἐτησίας δρἀχμὰς διακοσίας. τοῦ ἑνὸς αὐτῶν Ἰσιδώρου ὑποβλήτῳ χρησαμένω ὀνόματι, ἥνπερ αἵρεσιν αὐτῶν ἀσπασάμενος καὶ μήτε ἔχειν μήτε παρέχειν πράγματα βουλόμενος ἠξίωσα παρʼ αὐτῶν ἀπολαβεῖν ἣν εἶχον παρʼ ἐμοῦ πρόχρειαν καὶ ἄλλα ἀναλώματα, λογοθετηθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετοξὺ ἡμῶν καί τινῶν ἀνδρῶν ἀξιολόγων ἐξ ἀντικατάστασεως γενομένης ἐπὶ τοῦ τοῦ νομοῦ στρατηγοῦ, οὖσαν ἐν ταλάντοις τρὶσι καὶ δραχμαῖς. τούτων δὲ ἀγνωμονούντων καὶ μηδὲ πρὸς τὸ ὑπ[αντησά]ντων προσφέρω κατὰ τῆς αἱρέσεως αὐτῶν ἄλλας ἐτησίας δραχμὰς.

Latin

(ἔτους) Τῦβι.

Translation

I have rented from Ptolemy, who is also of the Astoparisians and Ammonius, and of Heracleus, from the agricultural lands around the Oasis that belong to Claudia Isidora, which they have in this lease, and I have made the sowing for the current year of the declared lands, having made and assisted the local farmers with the seeds and the expenses, watching over my works, Hermogenes son of Petenefot and Isidorus, whom I have benefited according to human service to the affairs, having provided them with what is necessary, they brought in return for which they gave two hundred drachmas of other annual contributions. Of one of them, Isidorus, who has been used under the name, having embraced their choice and wishing neither to have nor to provide matters, I deemed it worthy to receive from them what they had from me as a necessity and other expenses, having been accounted with them between us and certain worthy men, having been made by substitution upon the general of this law, being in three talents and drachmas. Of these, being ungrateful and not even towards the ones who responded, I offer against their choice other annual drachmas.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

[ἐμισθωσάμην παρὰ Πτολ(?)]εμαίου τοῦ καὶ Ἀ̣σ̣τοπ̣α̣ρίσ̣ωνος καὶ Ἀμμωνίου τοῦ καὶ Ἡρακλείου
[ἀπὸ σιτικῶν ἐδαφῶ(?)]ν̣ τ̣[ῶν περὶ] τὴν Ὄασιν ὑπαρχόντων τῆς Κλαυδίας Ἰσιδώρας
[(ἀρούρας) (?) ̣ , ἃς ἔχουσι ἐν τα]ύτης μι̣[σθώσ]ει, καὶ τὴν πρὸς τὸ ἐνεστὸς ἔτος κατασπορὰν τῶν
[δηλουμένων ἐδαφῶν] ποιήσ̣α̣ς̣ [κα]ὶ̣ ἐπικουρήσας τοῖς κατὰ τόπον γεωργοῖς τά τε σπέρματα
[καὶ τὰς δαπάνας, (?)ἐπ]οφθαλμ[ιῶν]τες τοῖς ἔργοις μου Ἑρμογένης Πετενεφώτου καὶ
[Ἰσίδωρος ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ , ο]ὓς ἐγὼ κα[τ]ὰ τὸ ἀνθρώπινον πρὸς τὴν τῶν πραγμάτων ὑπηρεσίαν
[ἐπωφέλησα(?) χορηγή]σας αὐτοῖς τὰ δέοντα, προσήνεγκαν διʼ ἧς ἐπέδωκαν αἱρέσεως
[ἄλλας ἐτησίας δρ]αχμὰς διακοσίας. τοῦ ἑνὸς αὐτῶν Ἰσιδώρου ὑποβλήτῳ χρησαμένω
[ὀνόματι(?) ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ ]γέν̣[ους ·(?)] ἥνπερ αἵρεσιν αὐτῶν ἀσπασάμενος καὶ μήτε ἔχειν
[μήτε παρέχειν πράγ]μ̣ατα [β]ουλόμενος ἠξίωσα παρʼ αὐτῶν ἀπολαβεῖν ἣν εἶχον
[παρʼ ἐμοῦ πρόχρεια]ν καὶ ἄ̣λλα ἀναλώμα[τ]α, λογοθετηθεὶς πρὸς αὐτοὺς μετοξὺ ἡμῶν
[καί τιν(?)]ω̣ν ἀνδρ[ῶ]ν ἀξιολό[γ]ων ἐξ ἀντικα[τασ]τάσεως γενομένης ἐπὶ τοῦ τοῦ νομοῦ
[στρατηγ]ο̣ῦ, οὖσαν ἐν̣ ταλάντοις τ̣ρ̣[ι]σὶ καὶ (δραχμαῖς) υ. τούτων δ̣ὲ ἀγνωμονούντων με καὶ μηδὲ πρὸς τὸ
υ̣π̣ ̣ [ ̣ ] ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ [ ̣ ] κ̣α̣ὶ μὴ̣ ἀγν̣ω̣μ̣[ο(?)]ν̣[ή(?)]σ̣[αν(?)]τ̣ε̣ς̣ ᾗ πεποίημαι προχρείᾳ
[βῆμα] ὑπαντησά[ν]των προ̣σ̣φέρω κατὰ τῆς [α]ἱρέσεως αὐτῶν ἄλλας ἐτησίας (δραχμὰς) Αφνβ
[ ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ]τοῦ εἰ̣[ς] τοὺς φόρου̣[ς ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ]
[εἰς σ]υ̣[μ]πλήρωσιν ἐτη̣σ̣[ίου] (ταλάντου) α καὶ [(δραχμῶν)] Γ, ⟦χωρὶς⟧ τῶν διὰ τῆς αὐτῆς αἱρέσεως δηλουμένων
[ἀπο]τ̣άκτων ἐ̣π̣ὶ̣ ̣ [ ̣  ̣  ̣  ̣ κ]αὶ χρόνῳ τοῖς διὰ τῆς αὐτῆς αἱρέσεως αὐτῶν καὶ διαστολαῖς
τηρ̣[ο]υ̣μ̣έ̣ν̣[ων. ⁦ -ca.?- ⁩ ]
[πά]σ̣αις. παρὼν δὲ̣ ἐ̣[γὼ] Α̣ὐ̣ρ̣ή̣λιος Σαραπόδωρος ἐγ̣’γυῶμαι τὸν προκείμενον Ἥρωνα
[εἴς] τ̣ε̣ ἔκτεισιν τῶν φόρων καὶ ἐπιμέλειαν τῶν ἔργων, καὶ ἐπερωτηθέντες
[ὡμ]ολογήσαμεν. ἡ ἐπιδοχὴ κυρία. (ἔτους) ε̣ Τ[ῦ]βι λ.

English Translation

"[I leased from Ptol(?)]emaios also called Astoparison and Ammonios also called Herakleios, [from grain-producing lands(?)] around the Oasis belonging to Claudia Isidora, [(arouras?) ... which they hold in] lease, and having made the sowing for the current year of the [mentioned lands] and having assisted the local farmers with seeds and expenses, Hermogenes son of Petenephotes and [Isidoros ...], whom I had humanely assisted in the management of affairs, providing them with necessities, offered through the bid they submitted another annual sum of two hundred drachmas. One of them, Isidoros, having used a fictitious name [...], whose bid I accepted, wishing neither to have nor to cause trouble, I demanded from them repayment of the advance they had from me and other expenses, having settled accounts with them in the presence of ourselves and certain notable men, through an exchange made before the strategos of the nome, amounting to three talents and 400 drachmas. But since they acted ungratefully towards me and did not even appear before the tribunal, I offer against their bid another annual sum of 1552 drachmas, [for the completion of the annual] one talent and 300 drachmas, apart from the fixed payments declared through the same bid and the terms and conditions maintained through the same bid. Present, I, Aurelius Sarapodoros, guarantee the aforementioned Heron for the payment of taxes and the supervision of the works, and upon being questioned, we agreed. The acceptance is valid. Year 5, Tybi 30."