Oath of an assistant in the bureau of the strategos, with guarantor TM 16555Oxyrhynchos19. Juli 277

For the strategia of the coming year 3. To Aurelius Herakleios also called Hermias, strategos of the Oxyrhynchite nome. I, Aurelius Pekysis son of Apion, grandson of Pekysis, my mother being Thamouis, from the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, nominated by the phylarch of the same city for the coming year 3 to the service of the strategia, swear by the Fortune of our lord Marcus Aurelius Probus Caesar Augustus that I will take up the said service and carry it out, being present, soundly and faithfully, and attending the strategia without interruption so as to be blamed in nothing; otherwise may I be liable to the oath. I have provided as my guarantor Aurelius Sarapammon son of Polemon, his mother being Herakleia, from the same city, who is present and consents. Year 2 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Pius Felix Augustus, Epeiph 25. (2nd hand) I, Aurelius Pekysis, have sworn the oath and will carry out the duty as stated above. (3rd hand) I, Aurelius Sarapammon, having sworn the oath, stand guarantor for Pekysis as stated above. I, Aurelius Sarapion, wrote on his behalf, since he does not know letters.