Delegation of Tax-Collecting

Heron, son of Heron, of the village of Philagris, to Panesneus, son of Horus, and Maron, son of Apollonius, assistants in connexion with taxes upon cultivators at the village of Polydeucia. I agree in accordance with this note of hand as your deputy to make the collection of, and to issue receipts for, the μονοδεσμία of hay and other taxes of the nomarchy on the 411 1/4 1/8 1/32 1/64 arourae assigned to you at Polydeucia, and cultivated by inhabitants of Philagris in Pale (?), on the terms that, following the custom of former years, I, Heron, shall pay to you, Panesneus and partners, on the whole account five hundred and sixty drachmae of silver, total 560 dr., in equal monthly instalments from the month of Pharmouthi to the month of Mesore of the present first year, and that you shall make me an allowance for the sums paid by the aforesaid cultivators up to the present day. I, Heron, the above mentioned, have written the body of the contract and agreed to all the aforesaid terms as is aforesaid. The first year of the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus and the Emperor Caesar Lucius Aurelius Verus Augustus, Pauni 9. (Endorsed) Contract for deputing the share of Philagris to Heron.