Extracted Text

Koine Greek

χ̣[μ]γ̣.
[μ]ετὰ τὴν ὑπατίαν
Φλαουίων Μαξίμο[υ] τὸ [β] καὶ Πατερίου τῶν λαμπρ(οτάτων) Μεσορὴ ιη.
Αὐρηλίῳ Φιλοξένῳ Δωρᾶτος π̣ορβιοπώ̣λ̣ῃ̣
[ἀ]πὸ τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτ[ά]της Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν [πόλ]εως παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἱέρακ[ο]ς [Ἀ]ν̣[α]στ̣[α]τιανοῦ [ἀπὸ] τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως.
ἑκουσίως ἐπιδέχομαι μισθώ-[σασθαι] ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ νεομηνίας τοῦ ἑξῆς μηνὸς Θὼθ [τοῦ εἰσιόντος] ἔ[του]ς ρ̣κα ϙ (*) τῆς τρισκαιδεκάτης (*) [ἰνδικτίωνος τὴν δ]ιαφέρουσάν σοι ἀπὸ ο[ἰ]κί̣[ας] [τῆς κ]αλουμένη[ς ̣]αρους οὔσης ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ Ὀξυρυγχιτ(ῶν) [πό]λ̣[ει] ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Ἀγορᾶς Κυτέων (*) ὁλόκληρο[ν] ἐ̣ξ̣[έ]δ̣ραν σὺν χρηστηρίοις πᾶσι, καὶ τελέσ[ω] σοι ὑπὲρ ἐνοικίου ἐνιαυσίως ἀργυρίου μυριάδας 15 δισχιλίας τετρακοσίας , καὶ ἐπάναγκες ἀποδώσω τὸ ἐνοίκιον ἀνυπερθέτως, καὶ ὁπότ[αν βουληθῇς] [π]αραδώσω σοι τὴν αὐτὴν ἐξέδραν [καθαρὰν].
[κυρία ἡ μίσ]θ̣ωσις ἁπλῆ γραφῖσα (*) καὶ [ἐπερωτηθεὶς] [ὡμολόγησα.

Latin

místhōsis exedrās.

Translation into English

[I] am [writing]...
After the office of the consul
of Flavius Maximus and of Paterius, the most illustrious of the Mesorites.
To Aurelius Philoxenus, of Doras, the vendor of porphyry,
from the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites, near Aurelius Hierakos, Anastasianos, from the same city.
I willingly accept to rent from the new moon of the next month Thoth, of the coming year...
of the thirteenth indiction, the one that differs from your house, which is called...
in the same city of the Oxyrhynchites, at the intersection of the Agora of Kytai.
A whole seat with all the necessary items, and I will perform for you for the annual rent of ten thousand silver drachmas, two thousand four hundred, and I will necessarily pay the rent without delay, and whenever you wish, I will hand over to you the same seat clean.
The lease is simply written and I, being asked, have acknowledged.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

χ̣[μ]γ̣.
[μ]ετὰ τὴν ὑπατίαν
Φλαουίων Μαξίμο[υ] τὸ [β] καὶ Πατερίου τῶν λαμπρ(οτάτων) Μεσορὴ ιη.
Αὐρηλίῳ Φιλοξένῳ Δωρᾶτος π̣ορβιοπώ̣λ̣ῃ̣
[ἀ]πὸ τῆς λαμπρᾶς καὶ λαμπροτ[ά]της Ὀξυρυγχιτῶν [πόλ]εως παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Ἱέρακ[ο]ς [Ἀ]ν̣[α]στ̣[α]τιανοῦ [ἀπὸ] τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως. ἑκουσίως ἐπιδέχομαι μισθώ-[σασθαι] ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ νεομηνίας τοῦ ἑξῆς μηνὸς Θὼθ [τοῦ εἰσιόντος] ἔ[του]ς ρ̣καϙ τῆς τρισκαιδεκάτης [ἰνδικτίωνος τὴν δ]ιαφέρουσάν σοι ἀπὸ ο[ἰ]κί̣[ας] [τῆς κ]αλουμένη[ς ...]αρους οὔσης ἐν τῇ αὐτῇ Ὀξυρυγχιτ(ῶν) [πό]λ̣[ει] ἐπʼ ἀμφόδου Ἀγορᾶς Κυτέων ὁλόκληρο[ν] ἐ̣ξ̣[έ]δ̣ραν σὺν χρηστηρίοις πᾶσι, καὶ τελέσ[ω] σοι ὑπὲρ ἐνοικίου ἐνιαυσίως ἀργυρίου μυριάδας δισχιλίας τετρακοσίας, καὶ ἐπάναγκες ἀποδώσω τὸ ἐνοίκιον ἀνυπερθέτως, καὶ ὁπότ[αν βουληθῇς] [π]αραδώσω σοι τὴν αὐτὴν ἐξέδραν [καθαρὰν]. [κυρία ἡ μίσ]θ̣ωσις ἁπλῆ γραφῖσα καὶ [ἐπερωτηθεὶς] [ὡμολόγησα.]
μίσθωσι[ς ἐξέδρα]ς.

Apparatus Criticus (Latin)

r.2. l. ὑπατείαν
r.4. l. ὀρβιοπώλῃ, BL 1.331 : Δωρᾶτο[ς] πορβιοπώλῃ prev. ed.
r.9. BL 8.240 : [τῆς παρούση]ς̣ [βα]σ[ι]λ̣εί̣ας prev. ed.
r.9. l. τρεισκαιδεκάτης
r.12. l. <Σ>κυτέων
r.18. l. γραφεῖσα

English Translation

(Year) 643.
After the consulship of Flavius Maximus for the second time and Paterius, the most illustrious, Mesore 18.
To Aurelius Philoxenus, son of Doras, pork-seller, from the splendid and most illustrious city of Oxyrhynchus, from Aurelius Hierax, son of Anastatianus, from the same city. I voluntarily undertake to lease from the first day of the coming month Thoth of the incoming year 121 (?), of the thirteenth indiction, the exedra belonging to you from the house called [...]arous, located in the same city of Oxyrhynchus, in the quarter of the Agora of the Scythe-makers, complete with all its appurtenances. I will pay you annually as rent twenty-four thousand silver drachmas, and I will necessarily pay the rent without delay, and whenever you wish, I will return the same exedra to you clean. This lease is valid, written simply, and upon being questioned, I have agreed.
Lease of an exedra.