Ein Mietvertrag über ein Haus aus dem byzantinischen Hermopolites

Abstract

The present article contains the first edition of a hitherto unpublished papyrus from the Collection of the Austrian National Library. The papyrus dates from the Byzantine period of Egypt, comes from the Hermopolite nome and contains the contract for the lease of a house. The edition is accompanied by a detailed introduction to and commentary on the fragmentary text, an analysis of the structure of the document, and suggestions for supplementing the missing parts. The problematic, and partly contradictory, passages of the papyrus are discussed and possible interpretations offered.