A lease of land from the Tebtynis grapheion archive
- p.bingen;;59
[…][…][…]ρ[…][…] θ ἔτους ἔτους εἰκοστοῦ Τιβερίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ μηνὸς Σεβαστοῦ κε ἐν Τεβτῦνι τῆς Πολέ μωνος μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου νομοῦ. ἐμίσ θωσεν Πολέμων Ψενοβάστιος ὡς ἐτῶν με οὐλὴ ὀφρυεῖ δεξιᾷ Πολήμι Πετεσούχου ὡς ἐτῶν κ ε οὐλὴ μετόπωι ἐκ δεξιῶν μεμισθωκέναι αὐτῶι Πολήμι ἀφʼ ὥν καί αὐτὸς ὁ Πολέμων γεοργεῖ περὶ Ταλεὶ δημοσίων ἐδαφῶν γῆς ἀρούρας δεκαδύο ἢ ὅσων ἐὰν ὦσιν ἐν δυσὶ σφραγῖσι ἐν τῷ Βαραλιψι καὶ ΠαρεμβολῆςΠαραμβολῆς λεγομένας εἰς τὰ ἐνε νήκοντα καὶ τρία ἔτη καὶ εἰς τὰ πάτρια ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐν εστῶτος εἰκοστοῦ ἔτους. ἀνθʼ ὧν μετρή σι ὁ Πολῆμις καθʼ ἔτος εἰς τὸ δημόσιον πυροῦ ἀρτάβας εἴκοσι καὶ τὰ ἐπακολουθοῦντα καθʼ ἔτος δαπανήματα καὶ κατὰ τὸ δίμοιρονδίμυρον μέρος τῶν […]ων κ[…]αρασ[…]λημ μηνὸς ἑνὸς […][…][…]να[…] ς ὁ Πολήμις λήμψαιται τὰ καθʼ ἔτος διδόμενα ἐκ δημοσί ου σπέρματα ἁ καὶ καθʼ ἔτος εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ μὴ ἐξέστωἐκσέστω οὖν τοῖς μεμισθωμένοις […] μηδὲ λειτουργεῖνλειτουργῖν. ὑπο γραφεὺςὑπο γραφις τοῦ μὲν Πολέμωνος Ἡρώδης Ἡρώ δου ὡς ἐτῶν μ οὐλὴ τραχήλωι ἐξἐκς ἀριστερῶν καὶ τοῦ ἀλλοῦ. Πολέμων Ψενοβάστιος ὁμολογῶ μεμισθωκέ ναι Πολήμι Πετεσούχου ἀφʼ ὧν καὶ αὐτὸς γεοργῶ περὶ Ταλεὶ δημοσίων ἐδαφῶν γῆς ἀρούρας δε καδύο ἢ ὅσων ἐὰν ὦσιν ἐν δυσὶ σφραγῖσι ἐν τῷ Βα ραλιψι καὶ Παρεμβολῆς λεγομένας εἰς τὰ ἐνενή κοντα τρία ἔτη ἀπὸ τοῦ ἐνεστῶτος εἰκοστοῦ ἔτους Τιβερίου Καίσαρος Σεβαστοῦ εἰς σπορὰν οἷς ἐὰν αἱρῆ ταιἡρῆ ται ὁ μεμισθωμένος καθʼ ἔτος γένεσι α[…] […]ων πυροῦ ἀρτα […] κατ[…] κλη πάσῃ […][…] τὸ διδόμενον […] καθὼς πρόκειται. ἔγραψα Ἡρώδης Ἡρώδου διὰ τὸ μὴ εἰδέναι αὐτὸν γράμματα. ἐν τῷ Βαραλιψιος καὶ ἐν τῇ Παρεμβολῇτης παραμβολης
Twentieth year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Sebastos 25, in Tebtynis of the Polemon district of the Arsinoite nome. Polemon, son of Psenobastis, about 55 years of age, with a scar on his right brow, has leased to Polemis, son of Petesouchos, about 20 years of age, with a scar on the right of his forehead {has leased to this Polemis} twelve arouras of public land from those which Polemon himself farms near Talei, or however many there are in two parcels around what are called Baralips (?) and Parembole, for ninety-three years and hereditarily from the present twentieth year. In return for these, Polemon will measure out to Polemis yearly for taxes twenty artabs of wheat and the attendant yearly expenses and half portion of for one month... Polemis will receive the seed given yearly from the treasury which also is yearly for the land and it will not be permitted for the lessees to ... nor the liturgy. Signatory for Polemon, herodes, about 40 years of age, with a scar on the left side of his neck, and for the other. (m. 2) I, Polemon, son of Psenobastis, agree to lease to Polemis, son of Petesouchos, from the public lands which I farm near Talei twelve arouras or however many there are in two plots in the areas called Baralips and Parembole for ninety-three years from the present twentieth year of Tiberius Caesar Augustus for sowing with whatever crops the lessee chooses yearly ... artabs of wheat ... all which has been given ... upon the aforementioned terms. [I Herodes], son of Herodes, [have written] for [he does not know letters].;verso: in Baralips and Parambole.
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