p.oxy.16.1970 8. Juni 554Oxyrhynchos

[recto] † In the reign of our most divine and most pious master Flavius Justinian, eternal Augustus and Imperator, year 27, in the 13th year after the consulship of Flavius Basilius, vir clarissimus, Pauni 14, indiction 2. To Flavius Anastasios, the most admired comes and banker of the glorious house, from the splendid city of the Oxyrhynchites, the Aurelii Georgios and Anoup, full brothers, of father Andreas and mother Stephanous, mechanics of the same glorious house, from the same city, greetings. We acknowledge that we have received from your magnificence, at our request, as a loan, from hand to hand out of your house, for our own urgent needs, 4 gold solidi current on the private standard, total 4 gold solidi current, and we agree to repay these to your magnificence with all gratitude at the first instalment of our wages from the glorious house in the month of Hathyr of the coming third indiction, without delay, at the risk of all our property, which is pledged for this. This bond, written in a single copy, is valid, and in answer to the formal question we have given our assent. We, the Aurelii Georgios and Anoup, sons of Andreas, have made the bond for the 4 solidi as stated above. I, Pamouthios son of Georgios, at their request wrote on their behalf, since they are illiterate. ☧ Executed through me, […]. [verso] † Bond of Georgios and Anoup, brothers, of father Andreas, mechanics of the glorious house, from the city of the Oxyrhynchites: 4 gold solidi current on the private standard. †