Declaration of church property by a reader of the church of Chysis TM 16878Chysis (Oxyrhynchites)5. Febr. 304

In the consulship of our lords the emperors Diocletian for the 9th time and Maximian for the 8th time, Augusti. To the Aurelii Neilos also called Ammonios, former gymnasiarch (?), councillor, prytanis in office, and Sarmates and Matrinus, both former gymnasiarchs, councillors, syndics, all of the illustrious and most illustrious city of the Oxyrhynchites, from Aurelius Ammonios son of Kopreus, reader of the former church of the village of Chysis. Whereas you instructed me, in accordance with what was written by Aurelius Athanasios, procurator of the privy purse (res privata), as on the order of the most eminent magister of the privy purse Neratius Apollonides, concerning the production of all the goods in the said former church, and I declared that the said church had neither gold nor silver bullion nor coined silver nor clothing nor cattle nor slaves nor buildings nor property, neither from gifts nor again from bequests, except only the bronze gate which was found and handed over to the logistes to be carried down to most illustrious Alexandria in accordance with what was written by our most eminent prefect Clodius Culcianus; and I swear by the Fortune of our lords the emperors Diocletian and Maximian, Augusti, and Constantius and Maximian, most noble Caesars, that this is so and that I have falsified nothing, or may I be liable to the divine oath. Year 20 and 12 of our lords Diocletian and Maximian, Augusti, and Constantius and Maximian, most noble Caesars, Mecheir 1[…]. I, Aurelius Ammonios, swore the oath as above. I, Aurelius Serenos, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters.