A lease of land from the Tebtynis grapheion archive Polemon, son of Psenobastis APIS michigan.apis.3966 (MiU)3966 p.bingen.59 0254;;59 p.bingen;;59 43116 43116 P.Mich. inv. 672 A lease of public land by one Polemon, son of Psenobastis, to Polemis, son of Petesouchos. P.Mich. V 311 and 313 are similar in structure and content. Location: Ann Arbor Pub. status: Recto + Verso Greek 1 papyrus ; 11.8-12.8 x 28 cm The papyrus is in poor condition. Tears and abrasions occur throughout. A piece, icluding a significant portion of the subscription, is missing along the lower right edge. ;two strips of papyrus of c. 5 x 0.3 cm are mounted under the same frame, but not located in the text. recto: 39 lines;verso: 2 lines Source of description: Recto + Verso September 22, 33 A.D. Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt Tiberius, Caesar Augustus, emperor Polemon, son of Psenobastis Psenobastis, father of Polemon Polemis, son of Petesouchos Petesouchos, father of Polemis Herodes, son of Herodes

Tebtynis, Polemonos meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

 APIS keywords are controlled locally at the institution level. They are not necessarily consistent. English Greek Tebtynis, Polemon division, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt;;Talei, Polemon division, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt;;Baralips;;Parambole Documentary Papyrus
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.
Jenkins FW, PBingen , 245-248, no 59, 2000, Pl. 31 -- Morelli, CE 77, 2002, 317 (for ll. 7 "e" in the beginning and "si" in the beginning of l.14) P.Bingen:59

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