Offer to lease fishing rights at the sluice-gates of Tanyris and Matrinos TM 15737Oxyrhynchos14. Sept. - 15. Okt. 309

[recto] In the consulship of our lords Valerius Licinianus Licinius Augustus and Flavius Valerius Constantinus, son of emperors. To Aurelius Sarapion son of Aphynchis, from the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, and to his partners, lessees of the fishery tax of the city of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Lucius son of Lucius, from the same city, and his partners. We voluntarily undertake to lease the fishing of the waters of the present inundation at the sluice-gates of Tanyris and Matrinos, so that we may fish with nets at the gates or also let others fish […] and we shall pay you the lessees, for the rent of the gates of Tanyris and Matrinos, 14 talents and 3,000 drachmas of silver, providing you with fishermen and nets […] receiving (?) […] of the fish that are caught. If our undertaking is confirmed, we shall do the fishing without hindrance and shall pay the rent after the fishing. The undertaking is valid, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. But also […] us at the gates of Matrinos and in the eastern parts of the dyke of Senemsee and the western parts of the same gates of Matrinos. Under our lords Galerius Valerius Maximianus and Valerius Licinianus Licinius, the invincible Augusti, and our lords Maximinus and Constantinus, the most illustrious Caesars, sons of the emperors, […] October […] Aurelius […] and […] [verso] Of the offer (?): 1 talent. We have received 10 talents 2,000 drachmas.