Receipt for wages of the water-supplier of the public bath TM 16569Oxyrhynchos16. Juli 553

[recto] † In the reign of our most divine and most pious master Flavius Justinian, eternal Augustus and Imperator, year 27, in the 12th year after the consulship of Flavius Basilius, vir clarissimus, Epeiph 22, indiction 1, in the city of the Oxyrhynchites. To Flavia Gabrielia, most glorious and most magnificent patricia, who has been allotted the office of logistes, the presidency and the office of pater of this splendid city of the Oxyrhynchites, on behalf of the house of Timagenes of respected memory, for the fortunate logisteia of the second indiction, through you, the reverend Christophoros, her deputy, Aurelius Timotheos, water-supplier of the public bath of the same city, son of Paulus. I acknowledge that I have received from your gloriousness, here and now, on account of my wages for the first instalment of the fortunate logisteia of the second indiction, two solidi of gold on the private standard, also […], through the most admirable Ioannes, her weigher; total 2 gold solidi on the private standard. And for the security of your gloriousness I have made this receipt for her, which is valid, written in a single copy, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. † I, Aurelius Timotheos son of Paulus, the aforesaid, have made this receipt, having received the same two solidi on the private standard on account of my wages for the first instalment of the logisteia of the second indiction, and everything is satisfactory to me as stated above. … I, […]mes, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he is illiterate. ☧ Executed through me, Iustus, deacon. [verso] Receipt issued by Timotheos, water-supplier, son of Paulus, for wages, 2 gold solidi on the private standard.