p.lond.3.776 13. Sept. 552

[recto] […] To Flavius Apion, the all-renowned and most magnificent former ordinary consul, landowner also here in the splendid city of the Oxyrhynchites, through Menas, servant, who makes the stipulation and acquires for his own master, the same all-renowned man, the right of action and liability, Aurelius Sourous son of Pebes, mother Souera, originating from the village of Kyothis in the Upper Kynopolite nome, which is under the pagarchy of your magnificence, greetings. Since there is now again need, for the estate water-wheel (mechane) under my charge called Petear, which irrigates arable land, of one large worker, one small worker and one bent wheel-rim (kyklas), I came up to the city and asked your magnificence, through your agents, to order that the same machine parts be supplied to me. And at once your magnificence, taking care for the upkeep of its own affairs, had these bought by your agents in the fields, and I received them new, suitable, fit for irrigation and satisfactory, for the completion of all the machine's equipment, on this present day, which is Thoth 16 of the current year 229/198, of the present first indiction, for the water supply of the crops of the second indiction. And as proof of receipt I have made this handwritten acknowledgement, which is valid, written in a single copy, and having been asked the formal question I have agreed. † I, Aurelius Sourous son of Pekysis (?), the aforementioned, have made this acknowledgement, having received the same parts for […] […] [verso] † Acknowledgement of Sourous son of Pebes from the village of Keuothis, for receipt of one large worker, one small worker and one bent wheel-rim.