Agreement for a substitute to perform the sitologia of Tanais TM 16560Oxyrhynchos3. Juni 242

[recto] Mutually agree with one another Aurelius Philosarapis, son of Zoilos, his mother being Thaesis, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, nominated by the amphodogrammateus of the same city to the sitologia of public wheat of the village of Tanais for the present 5th year, and Aurelius Sarapion also called Horion, son of Sarapion, his mother being Eudaimonis, from the same city: Aurelius Philosarapis that he has contracted with Aurelius Sarapion also called Horion for the aforementioned sitologia, on condition that he take over the public half-artaba measure and the public wheat measured into the granary office, and issue receipts (?) to those measuring it in, and submit to the strategos of the nome the customary summaries and the monthly reports and the other books required of the sitologia, and deliver to the shipmasters to be assigned to the same sitologia all the public wheat that will be measured in to it, in full, soundly and faithfully, and receive in the name of the sitologos the customary receipts, and keep Philosarapis free from trouble, from exaction and from harassment concerning absolutely everything pertaining to the same sitologia; and Aurelius Sarapion also called Horion, having been satisfied by Philosarapis regarding all the expenses of the sitologia, that he will do each thing as stated above. The agreement, written in duplicate so that each party may have a single copy, is valid, and having questioned one another they agreed. Year 5 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus, Pauni 9. I, Aurelius Sarapion also called Horion, son of Sarapion, have contracted as aforesaid and have been satisfied regarding the expenses […] in the sitologia, and will do each thing […] […] [… lines lost …] [verso] Agreement on sitologia.