Loan of four gold solidi to Patermouthis and his wife Kako TM 19749Syene25. Febr. 611

[recto] [...] † In the reign of our most divine and most serene and God-crowned master Flavius Heraclius, the eternal Augustus and Imperator, year 1, Phamenoth 1, indiction 14. Flavius Patermouthis son of Menas, soldier of the regiment of Elephantine, boatman from Syene, and his wife Aurelia Kako daughter of Jacob, † to Aurelius Ioannes son of Pityron, boatman from the same Syene, greetings. We acknowledge, by mutual guarantee, through this our written security, that we have received and borrowed from you today for our pressing need four gold solidi by the standard of Syene, total 4 gold solidi by the standard of Syene, which we are ready to repay you whenever you wish, that is, each year one gold tremissis by the standard of Syene from the aforesaid day, at our own risk and from the resources of our property, specifically and generally, by the law of pledge, without any dispute. And for your security we have therefore made this mutually guaranteed security, valid and binding wherever it is produced, with the subscription of the one who signs for us, and having been asked the formal question we have given our assent and released it. We, Flavius Pathermouthis son of Menas, soldier of the regiment at Elephantine, and his wife Aurelia Kako daughter of Jacob, the aforesaid: the security for the four solidi by the standard of Syene is satisfactory to us as set out above. ☧ I, Flavius Dios son of Basileides, former actuarius of the regiment of Syene, having been asked, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters. † † I, Stra...psos (?), deacon, bear witness. † I, Flavius Ioannes son of Kaeis, soldier of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. † I, Flavius Victor son of Ioannes, soldier of the regiment of Syene, bear witness. [†] † Through [...] [verso] [†] Security of Patermouthis son of Menas and Kako his wife [...] † for 4 solidi by the standard of Syene.