Philadelphia (Fayum region, Egypt — Pleiades map), 170 BCE (November 12)
PRyl IV 583
= John S. Kloppenborg, The Tenants in the Vineyard: Ideology, Economics, and Agrarian Conflict in Jewish Palestine (WUNT 195; Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2006) 471-474 (no. 37)
= Papyri.info TM 5301
= AGRW ID# 20948
Copenhagen Inventory info: 775
(fragment 1; copy 1 of the agreement)
In the first year of the reign of Ptolemy, Ptolemy his brother, and Kleopatra, children of Ptolemy (V) and Kleopatra (I), Manifest (Epiphaneis) gods, when the following were in office at Alexandria: the Alexandrian priest of Alexander, of the Savior (Soteres) gods, of the Brother and Sister gods, of the Benefactor gods, of the Father-loving (Philopatores) gods, of the Manifest gods, and of the Mother-loving (Philometores) gods; the prize-bearing priestess (athlophoros) of Bernice the Benefactor (Euergetis); the basket-bearing priestess (kanēphoros) of Arsinoe Philadelphos; and, the priestess of Arsinoe Philopator. On Xandikos 9 which is Phaophi 9, at Philadelpheia in the Arsinoite district (nome).
Nikomachos son of . . . Name (Ph[. . .]ades) from Halikarnassos, successor to his father’s holdings, has leased to Apollonios son of Apollonios, Persian of descent, the somewhat sandy vineyard that belonged to Krates son of Pheidimos from Arsinoe in Lycia, wage-master (taktomisthos) of the Pamphylians in their command–a vineyard that is situated near the same Philadelpheia, measuring 6 arouras (an aroura was about 2735 metres squared) or whatever size it is–for the first year on the basis a one-third share of all fruit and produce that grow in this vineyard.
After all the fruit has been turned into wine, the distribution (apomoira) to the royal treasury has been deducted, the cost (misthos) for the treaders and the winepress has been paid, and a half a jar of wine has been contributed to the agricultural (geōrgikon) society (thiasos), the remaining sweet new wine (gleukos) shall be divided into three portions, with Nikomachos taking two portions and Apollonios taking one. Each man shall provide his own jars as required for the distribution (apomoira) according to the proportions of his lease, and (10) each shall carry down the jars for himself to the winepress and carry up the sweet new wine for himself, while the distribution . . . (about two and a half very fragmentary lines that refer to the winepress, to the royal treasury and to irrigation and guarding the fruit) . . .
Apollonios is to pay monthly wages from his own resources from the date stated above until the termination of the lease as seems best for the soil and the vineyard. Apollonios is to prune the vine in a moderate and exact manner, to attend to the care of the young vines in a proper manner, to keep the ground of the property clear of weeds, rushes, reeds, quake grass, kinaios-reeds and all other types of tangling roots except for the dry ground within the . . . trench (?). He should also remove the silt that is inside the trenches, keep the trenches dug and clear, and keep the property fenced in. He is to clear out the drains and fence in the conduit that controls the water-flow near the (one or two missing words) . . . and lead it through for the irrigation.
When the lease has expired, he (Apollonios) is to return the ground of this property in clean condition, with the trenches clean as is presently stated. If he fails to deliver it or to perform each of the tasks at the proper time, or if he abandons the lease, he is to pay the assessed wage, with a fifty percent surcharge for every task he fails to perform plus a fine of two silver talents for any damage that may be due at the time of his abandoning the lease.
(20) Apollonios is to shift fifty rows of vines to the uncultivated ground at his own expense and to transplant in the same year at the proper time. . . .
(The remaining lines 21-29 are quite fragmentary, dealing with a penalty of 1000 drachmas if Apollonios does not transplant as arranged; with the distribution of the “second wine” with two-thirds for Nikomachos and one-third for Apollonios; with the possible stationing of a guard for the vineyard with Apollonios paying the wages; and, with the shovel that Nikomachos lent to Apollonios and has to return, or face a penalty).
(Fragment 2, lines 42-82, contains a second copy of the lease in a third hand).
Translation by: Harland and Kloppenborg{recto [front side]}
{fragment 1, lines 1-41}
[βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου καὶ Π]τολεμαίου τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ [καὶ] Κλεοπάτρας [τ]ῶν Πτολεμαίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας θεῶν Ἐπιφανῶν ἔτους πρώτου ἐφ’ ἱερέως τοῦ [ὄντος ἐν Ἀλεξα]|[νδρείαι Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Σω]τήρων κ̣α̣ὶ̣ θεῶν Ἀδ[ελ]φῶν καὶ θεῶν Εὐεργετῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλοπ[ατό]ρων καὶ θεῶν Ἐπιφανῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλομητόρων, [ἀθλοφόρου] | [Βερενίκης Εὐεργέτιδος κανηφόρο]υ̣ Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφ̣ο̣υ [ἱερ]εί̣α̣ς Ἀρσινό[ης] Φιλο̣π̣ά̣τ̣ο̣ρ̣ο̣[ς τ]ῶ̣ν̣ [οὐσ]ῶ̣ν̣ ἐν ’Α̣[λεξ]α[ν]δ̣ρ̣ε̣ίαι, μηνὸς Ξανδικοῦ ἐνάτηι, Φαῶφι ἐνάτη[ι ἐν Φιλαδελ]|[φείαι τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου. ἐμίσθ]ω[σ]εν Νικ̣ό̣μαχο̣ς Φ[.αδου Ἁλικαρ]νασσεὺς διά̣δ̣ο̣χος τ[ο]ῦ π̣α̣τρ[ικο]ῦ κλήρου τὸν ὑπάρχοντα Κράτητι Φειδίμου Ἀρσι[νοείτηι] Ἀπολλωνίωι Ἀπολλωνίου Πέρσηι τῆς ἐπιγον[ῆς] || [ἀπὸ Λυκίας τῶν κατ’ αὑτοὺς Παμ]φύλων τα̣κ̣το̣μ̣ί̣σ̣[θωι] Ἀ[π]ολ[λωνί]ωι Ἀπολλωνίου [Π]έρσηι τῆς ἐπιγονῆς τὸν ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῶι ἀμπελῶνα ὕφαμμ[ον περὶ τὴν] | [αὐτὴν Φιλαδέλφειαν ὅς ἐστιν ἀρο]υρῶν ἓ̣ξ̣ ἢ ὅσ̣αι ἐὰ̣ν ὦ̣[σιν] ε̣ἰς τὸ πρῶ[τ]ον ἔτος ἐπὶ μέρει τρίτωι τῶν ἐσομένων ἐν τῶι ἀμπελῶνι τούτωι καρπῶν̣ [πάντων καὶ] | [γενημάτων ἐφ’ ὧι οἰνοποιηθέντω]ν π[άντων τ]ῶν καρπ̣ῶ̣ν καὶ ἀ̣φ̣α̣ι̣ρ̣εθεί̣σης τῆς καθη<κ>ούσης ἀπομοίρας εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν καὶ πατηταῖς καὶ μισθοῦ λήν̣ο[υ καὶ κατὰ] | [μῆνα τῆς ὀπώρας ἀποδιδομένου] εἰς τὸν γεωργικὸν θίασον ἡμικαδίου τὸ καταλειπόμενον γλε̣ῦκος δ̣ιελ̣ό̣[μενοι] μέρ̣η̣ τρία λήψεται τὰ μὲν δύο μέρη Ν[ικόμαχος, τὸ] | [δὲ τρίτον Ἀπολλώνιος, κέραμον δὲ] ἕκαστος ἑα̣υ̣τῶι χορηγείτω κ̣α̣ὶ̣ τ̣ὸν εἰς τὴν ἀπόμοιραν καθήκοντα κατὰ [τὸ ἐ]π̣ι̣β̣άλλον μέρος τῆς μισθώσεω[ς, τὸν δὲ κέραμον] || [ἕκαστος ἑαυτῶι καταφερέτω εἰ]σ̣ τὴν λῆνον καὶ τὸ γλεῦκος ἕκαστος ἑαυτῶι ἀναφερέτω, τὴν δὲ ἀπομο̣[ίρα]ν α[. . .]α̣ρ.[. . . .].[.]. . .[.].τ.ωι[. . .].[ ± 11–13] | [± 24–28] κ̣ο̣μ̣ισάμ̣ε̣ν̣ος ..ν.[.]α̣[.]ο παρ̣ὰ̣ λ̣ή̣ν̣ου αὐτὸ̣ς̣. . . γραψάτ[ω], τὴν [. . .]..[..]..[..] κ̣α̣ὶ̣ εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίο[υ ± 11–13 ] | [± 24–28 ]ν ν̣π̣ε̣[.]..[. . .]. τ̣ης κλ̣η̣[.]..ω̣ρ̣ι̣σ̣α̣.ι̣την κ̣α̣ὶ̣ τ̣ο̣ὺ̣ς̣ κ̣α̣θ̣ή̣κ̣ο̣ν̣τας π̣ο̣τισμοὺς καὶ τὴν φυλακὴν τῶν κ̣α̣[ρπῶν ± 7–9 ] | [± 24–28].δ̣ο̣ς̣ ἐπιμ̣ήνιον ἐ̣π̣ι̣τ̣ελεί[τ]ω Ἀ[πολλώ]ν̣ι̣ος ἀπὸ τοῦ προγεγραμμένου χρόνου μέχρι τοῦ [ἀ]π̣οκαταστήσασθαι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀναλώμ[ασιν ὡς συμφέρει τῶι] | [τε ἐδάφει καὶ τῆι ἀμπέλωι, τὴν τομ]ὴν τῆς ἀ̣μ̣π̣έλου π̣ο̣[ι]ούμενος μέσην καὶ δικαίαν καὶ τὰ ἀμπελικὰ τῶν νέων ἐργασάσθω ὡς καθήκει καὶ παρεχέ[σθω τὸ ἔδαφος τοῦ χω]||[ρίου καθαρὸν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ θ]ρύου καὶ καλάμου καὶ ἀγρώστεως καὶ κ̣ι̣ναίου καλάμου καὶ τῆς ἄλλης δίσης ἐκριζῶν πλὴν τῆς χέρσου τῆς ἐντὸς τ̣ῆ̣ς̣ ἀ̣π̣[οσκαφῆς ? καὶ] | [παρεχέσθω τὰς ἀποσκαφὰς διωρυγμ]ένας καὶ καθαρὰς καὶ περιπεφραγμένον τὸ χωρίον καὶ ἀναψάτω τοὺς ὀμβριστῆρας καὶ τὴν ἄφεσιν φραξάτω πρὸς τὸν σ.[ ±11 ] | [καὶ εἰσαγέτω ? αὐτὴν πρὸς τοὺς] ποτισμοὺς τοῦ τε κατὰ τὴν συγγραφὴν χρόνου διελθόντος παραδειξάτω τὸ ἔδαφος τοῦ χωρίου καθαρὸν καὶ ἀποσκαφ̣[ὰς καθαρὰς κα]|[θὰ διασεσάφηται. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ παρ]αδείξηι ἢ μὴ ἐπιτε[λ]ῆι̣ ἕκαστα τ[ῶ]ν ἔρ[γων] κατ̣ὰ καιρὸν ἢ λίπηι τὴν μίσθωσιν ἀποτεισάτω τῶν μὲν ἔργων ὧν ἂν [μ]ὴ̣ ἐ̣[πιτελῆι κατὰ] | [καιρὸν τὸν στοχασθησόμενο]ν ἔσεσ̣θ̣α̣ι̣ μισθὸν ἡμιόλιον καὶ τὸ βλάβος ὃ ἂν καταβλάψηι κατὰ τὸν [χρόν]ον τοῦ λείπειν τὴν μίσθωσιν ἐπίτιμον ἀργυρί̣[ου τάλαντα δύο.] || [μεταβαλεῖν δὲ Ἀπολλώνιος ἐ]ν τοῖς διαψίλοις με̣[τ]ό̣ρ̣χια πε̣ντήκο̣ντα τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀναλώμασιν κ̣α̣ὶ̣ μ̣ε̣τ̣α̣φυτ̣[ε]υ̣σάτω ἐν τῶι αὐτ̣[ῶι] ἔ̣τ̣ε̣ι̣ ἕ̣[ν τῶι κα]θ̣ήκ̣[οντι ±11–13 ] | [±18 ὅταν δυ]ν̣ατ̣αὶ ὦσι̣ν̣ Νικομ[ά]χου ν̣..αντ.[.] τὸν ὁ̣λοκά̣λ̣α̣μον. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ μεταβάληι ἀπ̣ο̣τ̣ε[ισ]άτω ἑκ̣ά̣σ̣τ̣ο̣υ [μετορχίου] ὅ̣τ̣α̣ν̣ [μὴ σ ±8–10 ] | [±18 ε]ταφυτ[εῦσ]α̣ι̣ δραχμὰς χιλ̣ί̣ας..ν δ̣ὲ̣ Ἀπολλώ[νι]ο̣ς̣ ω̣ν̣ης ἐ̣ὰ̣ν μ̣ὴ στ[ης ±5 ]λ̣[±7 ]π̣ο̣[ ..ἐγλελογευμένον ὑπὲρ τῆς λή]|[νου ταξάσθω Ἀπολλώνιο]ς ἐ[κ τοῦ ἰδίου.] ἐὰν δὲ μὴ τάξηται ἀποτε̣ι̣σ[άτω ἡμιόλιον ±? ] | [ἐὰν δὲ ἦι οἶνος ἀπὸ ἀσταφίδος καὶ δευτέριος, ἔστω τὰ μὲν δύο μέρη Νικομάχο]υ̣, τὸ δὲ τρίτον Ἀπολλωνίου ἑ[κάστου ± ] || [τὰ δὲ ξύλα. . . . δησάτω Ἀπολλώνιος. ἐὰν δὲ βούληται Νικόμαχος φύλ]ακα̣ ἐμβ̣αλεῖν εἰς τ̣ὴ̣ν̣ [.]. . . ..[τῶν καρπῶν ἐξέστω αὐτῶι, τό] | [τε ὀψώνιον δώσει αὐτῶι Ἀπολλώνιος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου ἐργαζομένου αὐτοῦ κ]αθήκοντα ἔργα καθότι καὶ οἱ λ̣οιποὶ̣ κα[ταμήνιοι ±? ] | [ ± 19 ἔχει δὲ Ἀπολλώνιος δόντος] Νικομάχου ἀμὴν εἰς τὰ ἔργα τοῦ χωρίου [τούτου ἣν καὶ παραδότω ±? ] | [ ± ? ἐὰν δὲ ἐπειδὰν ἀποβῆι ἀπὸ τῆς μισθώσεως μὴ παραδῶι ἀποτει]σάτω αὐτῆς τιμὴν ἣν ἂν κατομόσηι [Νικόμαχος ±? ] | [ ±? ]μ̣ηνὶ φαι̣ν̣[ ±? ]
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{traces of 7 lines} {second hand: traces of 5 lines} Στηλίας συγγραφοφύλαξ {3rd hand} [βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου καὶ] Πτολε[μαίου] τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ καὶ Κλεοπάτρας τ̣ῶν Πτ[ολ]εμαίου καὶ Κλεοπάτρας θεῶν Ἐπι|[φανῶν ἔτους πρώτου ἐφ’ ἱερέως το]ῦ̣ ὄ̣ντος [ἐνἈλεξανδρείαι Ἀ]λεξάνδρου καὶ θεῶν Σωτ[ήρων] καὶ θεῶν Ἀδελφῶν καὶ θεῶν | [Εὐεργετῶν καὶ θεῶν Φιλοπατόρων κα]ὶ θεῶν Ἐπιφανῶν καὶ θεῶν [Φι]λομητόρ[ων], ἀθλοφόρου Βερ[ενίκης Εὐεργέ]τ̣ι̣δ̣ος κανηφόρου || [Ἀρσινόης Φιλαδέλφου ἱερείας Ἀρσινό]ης Φ̣ι̣λ̣ο̣πάτορος τῶν οὐσῶν ἐν̣ Ἀλεξανδρείαι μηνὸς Ξανδικοῦ ἐνάτηι, Φαῶφι ἐνά̣τ̣η̣ι̣ ἕ̣[ν] Φ[ι]|[λαδελφείαι τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου. ἐμί]σθωσεν Νι̣κ̣ό̣μαχος Φ[..]. . .αδου Ἁλικαρνασσεὺς διάδοχος τοῦ πατρικοῦ κλήρου Ἀπολλω[νίωι] | [Ἀπολλωνίου Πέρσηι τῆς ἐπιγο]νῆς τὸν ὑπά[ρ]χοντα Κράτητι Φειδίμου Ἀρσ̣ινοείτη<ι> ἀπὸ Λυκίας τῶν καθ’ αὑτοὺς Παμφύ̣λ̣[ων] | [τακτομίσθωι ἀμπελῶνα ὕφα]μ̣μο[ν] περὶ τὴν αὐτ̣ὴν̣ Φιλαδέλφειαν ὅς [ἐστ]ι̣ν̣ ἀρουρῶν ἓξ ἢ ὅσαι ἂν ὦσιν εἰς τὸ πρῶτον ἔτος | [ἐπὶ μέρει τρίτωι τῶν ἐσομένων ἐν τῶ]ι [ἀμπελ]ῶ̣νι τ̣ο̣[ύ]τωι καρπῶν πάντων καὶ γενημάτων ἐφ’ ὧι οἰνοποιηθέντων || [τῶν καρπῶν καὶ ἀφαιρεθείσης τῆς κα]θηκ̣[ο]ύ[σ]ης ἀπ[ο]μοίρ̣α̣ς εἰς τὸ βασιλικὸν καὶ πατηταῖς καὶ μισθοῦ λήνου καὶ κατὰ μῆ|[να τῆς ὀπώρας ἀποδιδομένου εἰς τὸν γε]ωργικὸν θίασον ἡμ[ι]καδ̣ίο̣υ̣ τὸ καταλειπόμενο̣ν̣ γλεῦκος διελόμενοι μέρη τρία | [λήψεται τὰ μὲν δύο μέρη Νικόμαχος, τὸ] δ̣ὲ τ̣ρ̣ί̣τον [Ἀπ]ολλ̣ώνιος, κέραμον δὲ ἕκαστος ἑαυτῶι χορηγείτω καὶ τὸν εἰς | [τὴν ἀπόμοιραν καθήκοντα κατὰ τὸ ἐπιβάλλον μέρος τ]ῆς μισθώσεως, τ̣ὸν δ̣[ὲ κ]έ̣ρ̣α̣μ̣ο̣ν̣ [ἕ]κα̣[σ]τ̣ος ἑαυ[τ]ῶι κατα|[φερέτω εἰς τὴν λῆνον καὶ τὸ γλεῦκος ἕκαστος] ἑα[υτῶι ἀναφερέτω, τὴν δὲ] ἀ̣π̣όμ[οιραν ±27 ] || [ ±35 ]ι̣λ̣[ ± ? ] | [ ±35 ]σ̣ ἀ[πὸ τ]οῦ π[ρ]ογεγραμμένου χ[ρόνου ±27 ] | [ ±35 ] τοὺς ποτισμοὺς καὶ τὴν φυλ[ακὴν] τῶν [καρ]π̣ῶ̣ν̣ .αρ[.].[ ±9–12 ] | [ ±28 ἐπιμήνιον] ἐπιτελείτω Ἀπολλώνιος ἀπὸ τοῦ προγεγραμμένου χρόνου μέχρι | [τοῦ ἀποκαταστήσασθαι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνα]λ̣ώμασι[ν] ὡ̣ς̣ συμφέρει τῶι τε ἐδάφει καὶ τῆι ἀμπέλωι, τὴν τομὴν τῆς̣ ἀ̣μ̣π̣έ̣[λου] || [ποιούμενος μέσην καὶ δικαίαν κ]α̣ὶ̣ [τὰ] ἀ̣μ̣[πελ]ικ[ὰ] τ̣ῶ̣ν νέω̣ν ἐργασάσθω ὁ Ἀπολλώνιος ὡς καθήκει καὶ παρεχέσθω τὸ ἔδαφος | [τοῦ χωρίου καθαρὸν ἀπὸ ἀνατολῶν καὶ θ]ρύ[ου κ]αὶ καλάμου καὶ ἀγρώσ̣τε̣ως καὶ κιναί̣ου̣ κα̣[λ]άμου καὶ τῆς ἄλλης | [δίσης ἐκριζῶν πλὴν τῆς χέρσου τῆς ἐπὶ τῶι]..[.]εν̣ω[ι ὑ]ποδοχίωι, τὸ̣ν̣ δὲ θῖν̣α τὸν ἐντὸς τῆς ἀποσκαφῆς μεταβαλέτω καὶ παρεχέσθω τὰς ἀποσκα|[φὰς διωρυγμένας καὶ καθαρὰς] καὶ [περι]π̣εφραγμένον τὸ χωρίον καὶ ἀναψάτω τοὺς ὀμβριστῆρας καὶ τὴν ἄφεσιν | [φραξάτω πρὸς τὸν ±12 ]..[καὶ εἰσα]γέτω αὐτὴν πρὸς τοὺς ποτισμοὺς τοῦ τε κατὰ τὴν συγγραφὴν χρόνου || [διελθόντος παραδειξάτω τὸ ἔδ]αφος τοῦ χωρίου καθαρὸν καὶ τὰς ἀποσκαφὰς καθαρὰ̣ς̣ καθὰ διασεσάφηται. ἐὰν δὲ | [μὴ παραδείξηι ἢ μὴ ἐπιτελῆι] ἕκαστα τῶν ἔργων κατὰ καιρὸν ἢ λ̣ίπηι τὴν μίσθωσιν ἀποτεισάτω τῶν μὲν ἔργων | [ὧν ἂν μὴ ἐπιτελῆι κατὰ κα]ιρὸν τὸν στο<χ>ασθησόμενον ἔσεσθαι μισθὸν ἡμιόλιον καὶ τὸ βλάβος ὃ ἂν καταβλάψηι κατὰ | [τὸν χρόνον τοῦ λείπειν τὴν μ]ίσθωσιν ἐπ̣ί̣τ̣ιμον ἀ̣ρ̣γ[υρ]ί̣ο̣υ̣ τάλαντα δύ[ο μ]εταβαλεῖν δὲ Ἀπολλώνιος ἐν τοῖς δια|[ψίλοις μετόρχια πεντήκοντα τ]ο[ῖ]ς ἰδίοις ἀνα̣[λ]ώ̣μ̣[ασιν καὶ μετα]φ[υτ]ε̣υ̣[σ]άτω ἐν τῶι αὐτῶι ἔτει ἐν τῶι καθήκοντι || [ ± 22 ] ὅ̣τ̣αν δυναταὶ ὦσιν [Ν]ικ[ομάχου ±6 τὸν ὁ]λοκάλαμον. ἐὰ[ν δ]ὲ μὴ μεταβάληι | [ἀποτεισάτω ἑκάστου μετ]ορχί̣ο̣υ̣ ὅ̣ταν μὴ σ.[ ±20 ]το ω̣[.]..[.]ν μ̣[ε]τα[φυ]τεῦσαι δραχμὰ̣[ς] | [χιλίας ±15–16 ἐ]ὰ̣ν̣ μὴ στησ[.]νι [.δ]ραχμὰς [εἴ]κο[σι ±10 ] ἐγλελογευμένον ὑπὲρ τῆς λή|[νου ±11 ταξάσθω Ἀ]πολλώνιος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ τ̣[άξηται ἀποτε]ισάτω ἡμιόλιον τῆσδε καὶ τὰ λ̣̣α[±3–4 ἐὰν δὲ ἦι οἶνος ἀπὸ ἀστα]φίδος καὶ δευτέ[ριος], ἔστω τὰ μὲν [δύ]ο μέρη Νικομάχο[υ, τὸ δ]ὲ τρίτον Ἀπολλωνίου ἑκάσ||[του ±17 ] τὰ δὲ ξύλα ακαλ̣ι̣[..]α̣ δησάτω Ἀπολλώνιος. ἐὰν δὲ βούληται Νικόμαχος φύλακα ἐμβαλεῖν | [ ±15 τῶν κα]ρπῶν ἐξέστω αὐτῶ[ι], τό τε ὀψώνιον δώσει αὐτῶι Ἀπολλώνιος ἐκ τοῦ ἰδίου ἐργαζομένου αὐ|[τοῦ τὰ καθήκοντα ἔργα κ]αθότι καὶ οἱ λο[ι]ποὶ κ[ατ]αμήνιοι. ἐὰν δὲ μὴ εὐτακτῆι Ἀπολλώνιος [τὸ] ὀψώνιον ἀποτεισάτω | [ ±20 ] ἔχει δὲ Ἀπολλώνιος δ[ό]ν[τος Νικ]ομάχο[υ] ἀμὴν ἥν καὶ παρεῖχεν παρὰ [το]ῦ Κράτητος εἰς τὰ ἔργα τοῦ χωρίου τούτου ἣν καὶ παραδότω | [ ±15 ἐὰν δὲ] ἐπειδὰν ἀποβῆι ἀπὸ τῆς [μισθώσεως μ]ὴ παραδῶι ἀποτεισάτω [α]ὐτ[ῆ]ς τιμὴν ἣν ἂν κα||[τομόσηι Νικόμαχος. ἐὰν] δὲ συ.κινηι ἐπιβ̣ά̣λ̣οι ? εγ[±9–10]ιου τ̣αξά[σ]θω̣ π̣ά̣ν̣των φόρον Νικομάχωι χαλκοῦ δρ[αχμὰς ] | [ ±17 ἀπ]όμοιρ[α]ν τ̣ο̣ῦ̣ πρώτου ἔτους. [ἐὰν δὲ μ]ὴ τάξηται, ἀποτεισάτω αὐτ̣ὰ̣ς̣ ἡ̣μιολίους, τὸν δὲ̣ [ ±7 ] | [ ±17 με]τὰ τῆς Ν[ι]κομάχου ἢ το[ῦ ὑπὲρ α]ὐτοῦ γνώμης ὅταν καιρὸς ἦι. ἐὰν δέ τινες εὑρεθῶσι. . . . [ ±5 ] | [ ±19 ]ων ἐπιθέσθω ἕω[ς .] ἑκατόν τεσσαράκοντα ἀνυπόλογοι ἔστωσαν, τῶν δὲ πλειόνω[ν] | [ ±19 ].ς ἑκατ̣[ό]ν ἀπὸ το[ῦ ±15 ] νι.[ ±5 χ]αλκοῦ δραχμὰς εἴκοσι. βεβ̣αιούτω || [δὲ τὴν μίσθωσιν ταύτην Νικό]μαχ[ος Ἀπολλ]ωνίωι [ ±14 ] τη[ ±20 ἀκο]λούθως ..[±? ] | [ ±45 ] αρ[ ±36 ] ..λο[ ±? ] | [ ±45 ].[ ±? ] | {remaining lines lost}
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