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Koine Greek

ὑπατείας Φλαουίων

Καισαρίου καὶ Ἀττικοῦ τῶν λαμπροτάτων.

Αὐρηλίῳ Καλλινίκῳ Ἑρμείου βουλευτῇ Ἑρμουπόλεως τῆς λαμπροτάτης

παρὰ Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ταυρ̣ί̣ν̣ου Παθερμουθίου ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πό-

λεως. βούλομαι ἑκουσίως καὶ αὐθαιρέτως μισθώ-

σασθαι παρὰ σου ἐφʼ ὃν βούλει χρόνον ἀπὸ καρπῶν

τῆς εὐτυχοῦς ε[ἰσι]ούσης δωδεκάτης ἰνδικ(τίονος) τὰς

ὑπ̣α̣ρ̣χ̣ο̣ύσας σ[οι π]ερὶ πρακτορίαν Λευκοῦ Πύργου

[ἀρ]ούρας τέσσαρ[ας] ἐν σπόρῳ ἐκ γεωμετρίας φα-

[νησο]μ̣έ̣ν̣η̣ς̣, [ ]ούσας εἴς̣ σ̣ε ἀπὸ ἀντικαταλλα-

[γῆς Δη]μητρίο̣[υ τοῦ ἀδ]ε̣λ̣φοῦ αὐτοῦ, εἰς σπορὰν

[ὧν] [ἐὰ]ν α̣ἱ̣ρῶμα[ι], φ[όρου] ἀποτάκτου σίτου καὶ ἄρακος

{[ἄρ]ακο̣ς̣} ἀρταβῶν εἴκοσι , ὅνπερ φόρον μετρή-

σω σοι τῷ Ἐπεὶφ μηνὶ ἑκάστου ἔτους καθαρὸν νέον

κεκοσκινευμένον μέτρῳ Ἀθηναίῳ ἐφʼ ἁλώ-

νων τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης, τῶν δημοσίων παν-

τοίων τελεσμάτων ὄντων πρὸς σὲ τὸν γεοῦχον.

ἡ μίσθωσις κυρία. καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμολ(όγησα). Θὼθ

Αὐρήλιος Ταυρῖνος Παθερμουθίου ὁ προκείμενος μεμί-

σθωμαι ὡς πρόκειται. Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἑρμογένης Βησαρίωνος

ἀπὸ Ἑρμουπόλ(εως) ἔγρ(αψα) ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ γράμματα μὴ εἰδότος.

διʼ ἐμοῦ Ἑρμογένους ἐγράφη.

Latin

Apparatus

Φλαουίου prev. ed.

BL 1.390 : Παρου prev. ed.

[ἣν] prev. ed.

Translation into English

Of the consulship of the Flavii

Of Caesar and Atticus, the most illustrious.

To Aurelius Callinicus, son of Hermes, a councilor of the most illustrious Hermopolis

from Aurelius Taurinus of Pathermuthis from the same city. I wish to voluntarily and arbitrarily lease from you for as long as you wish from the fruits

of the fortunate twelfth indiction, the existing ones concerning the agency of the White Tower

four aruras in seed from geometric measurement, [ ] existing for you from the exchange of Demetrius, his brother, into the seed of

[if] the selections, the tax of the exempt wheat and barley, twenty artaboi, which I will measure for you in the month of Epiphany of each year, pure new

measured in Athenian measure for the harvests of the same village, of all public results being towards you, the landholder.

The lease is valid. And when asked, I agreed. Thoth

Aurelius Taurinus of Pathermuthis, the one mentioned, I will lease as is stated. Aurelius Hermogenes, son of Bessarion

from Hermopolis wrote letters on his behalf without his knowledge.

It was written through me, Hermogenes.

Extracted Koine Greek Text

ὑπατείας Φλαουίων
Καισαρίου καὶ Ἀττικοῦ τῶν λαμπροτάτων.
Αὐρηλίῳ Καλλινίκῳ Ἑρμείου βουλευτῇ Ἑρμουπόλεως τῆς λαμπροτάτης
παρὰ Αὐρ(ηλίου) Ταυρ̣ί̣ν̣ου Παθερμουθίου ἀπὸ τῆς αὐτῆς πόλεως.
βούλομαι ἑκουσίως καὶ αὐθαιρέτως μισθώσασθαι παρὰ σου ἐφʼ ὃν βούλει χρόνον ἀπὸ καρπῶν τῆς εὐτυχοῦς ε[ἰσι]ούσης δωδεκάτης ἰνδικ(τίονος) τὰς ὑπ̣α̣ρ̣χ̣ο̣ύσας σ[οι π]ερὶ πρακτορίαν Λευκοῦ Πύργου [ἀρ]ούρας τέσσαρ[ας] ἐν σπόρῳ ἐκ γεωμετρίας φα[νησο]μ̣έ̣ν̣η̣ς̣, [...]ούσας εἴς̣ σ̣ε ἀπὸ ἀντικαταλλα[γῆς Δη]μητρίο̣[υ τοῦ ἀδ]ε̣λ̣φοῦ αὐτοῦ, εἰς σπορὰν [ὧν] [ἐὰ]ν α̣ἱ̣ρῶμα[ι], φ[όρου] ἀποτάκτου σίτου καὶ ἄρακος ἀρταβῶν εἴκοσι, ὅνπερ φόρον μετρήσω σοι τῷ Ἐπεὶφ μηνὶ ἑκάστου ἔτους καθαρὸν νέον κεκοσκινευμένον μέτρῳ Ἀθηναίῳ ἐφʼ ἁλώνων τῆς αὐτῆς κώμης, τῶν δημοσίων παντοίων τελεσμάτων ὄντων πρὸς σὲ τὸν γεοῦχον.
ἡ μίσθωσις κυρία. καὶ ἐπερ(ωτηθεὶς) ὡμολ(όγησα). Θὼθ ε.
Αὐρήλιος Ταυρῖνος Παθερμουθίου ὁ προκείμενος μεμίσθωμαι ὡς πρόκειται.
Αὐρ(ήλιος) Ἑρμογένης Βησαρίωνος ἀπὸ Ἑρμουπόλ(εως) ἔγρ(αψα) ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ γράμματα μὴ εἰδότος.
διʼ ἐμοῦ Ἑρμογένους ἐγράφη.

English Translation

In the consulship of the most illustrious Flavii Caesarius and Atticus.
To Aurelius Kallinikos, son of Hermeios, councillor of the most illustrious city of Hermoupolis,
from Aurelius Taurinos, son of Pathermouthis, from the same city.
I willingly and voluntarily wish to lease from you, for whatever period you wish, from the crops of the fortunate incoming twelfth indiction, the four arouras of land belonging to you near the administrative district of Leukos Pyrgos ("White Tower"), which will be shown by measurement as sown land, which came to you from an exchange with your brother Demetrios, for sowing whatever I choose, at a fixed rent of twenty artabas of wheat and peas, which rent I will measure out to you each year in the month of Epeiph, clean, new, sifted, by the Athenian measure, at the threshing floors of the same village, with all public taxes of every kind being your responsibility as the landowner.
The lease is valid. And upon being questioned, I acknowledged. Thoth 5.
I, Aurelius Taurinos, son of Pathermouthis, the aforementioned, have leased as stated above.
I, Aurelius Hermogenes, son of Besarion, from Hermoupolis, wrote on his behalf, as he does not know letters.
Written by me, Hermogenes.