Acknowledgement of debt for wheat rent arrears owed to the public account TM 19704Aphrodites Kome (Antaiopolites)16. Dez. 523

643 [† In the consul]ship of Flavius Maximus, vir clarissimus, Choiak 19, second indiction. To the public account, through the most esteemed Apollos, riparius of the village of Aphrodite in the Antaiopolite nome, from Aurelius Anouphios son of Horos, his mother being Tanathe, from the same village, greetings. I acknowledge that I owe you and am indebted to you, from the arrears of the rents of Anna daughter of Cornelius, once and for all, eighteen artabas of wheat and one ipi, total 18 artabas 1 ipi of wheat, and I will repay these to you at the time of the harvest of the coming third indiction, by the measure of Danielios the most pious presbyter, without any dispute or delay, of necessity, all my property being pledged to your excellency until the discharge of the aforesaid debt; and having been asked the formal question, I gave my assent. † † ☧ I, Aurelius Anouphios son of Horos, the aforesaid, agree with all as stated above. I, Aurelius Ioannes son of Cornelius, having been asked, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters. I, Aurelius Ioannes son of Hermauos, witness the debt. ☧ I, Flavius Theoteknos son of Psaios, ex-praepositus, witness the contract, having heard it from the party who made it.