Lease of a palm grove (P.Duk.inv. 85)

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Catalogue Record

Title: Lease of a palm grove, [14]
Subject: Date palm --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Rent --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Rent charges --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Fruit trade --Economic aspects --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Fruit --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --Drying --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Fruit --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --Storage --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Documentary papyri --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
	Leases --Egypt --Bacchias (Extinct city) --30 B.C.-640 A.D.
Material: 1 item : papyrus, mounted in glass, incomplete ; 15 x 16 cm.
Note: Actual dimensions of item are 14.8 x 15.3 cm.
	19 lines.
	Written along the fibers on the recto.
	Left margin of 1 cm.; small right margin.
	Extracted from mummy cartonnage.
	P.Duk.inv. 85 was formerly P.Duk.inv. G 85.
	Lease of a palm grove from Bakchias (Bacchias), Egypt,
	written on papyrus. The palm grove has dates on the
	trees that are ready to ripen. The rent amounts to
	more than 700 drachmai plus 3 artabai (a measure)
	of choice Syrian dates and 100 smaller sized baskets
	of green dates. The measure used is the six-choinikes
	measure of the interpreter of Bakchias. The lessee
	stipulates access to a drying place as well as a
	storage facility free of rent. He will pay the rent
	in year 44 of Augustus (who actually died in year
	43 when the lease was drawn up).
	The rent will be paid in four installments. The first
	installment of 200 drachmai is to be paid in Hathyr,
	or late October to late November. The second installment
	of 200 drachmai is to be paid in Choiak, or late
	November to late December. The third installment
	of 100 drachmai is to be paid in Tybi, or late December
	to late January. The final installment of more than
	200 drachmai is to be paid in Mecheir, or late January
	to late February.
	In Greek.
	Descriptive database available in repository.

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