Receipt for wages paid for wet-nursing a child by a slave TM 20750Oxyrhynchos13. Okt. 187

Chosion son of Sarapion son of Harpokration, his mother being Sarapias, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, to Tanenteris daughter of Thonis son of Thonis, her mother being Zoilous, from the same city, with her guardian Demetrios son of Horion, his mother being Arsinoe, from the same city, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you, through Heliodoros and his fellow overseers of the bank at the Serapeum near the city of Oxyrhynchus, for which a guarantee was given by Epimachos, 400 drachmas of imperial silver coinage, being for the nursing fees, oil, clothing and all other expenses for two years during which my slave Sarapias nursed your daughter Helene, registered as your child, whom you have also received back weaned and having had every care; and that I have no claim against you, nor will make any claim, nor will proceed against you either about these matters or about anything else whatever up to the present day. The receipt is valid. Year 28 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Sarmaticus Germanicus Maximus Britannicus, Phaophi 15. I, Chosion son of Sarapion, have received the 400 drachmas of the nursing fees and make no claim, as stated above. I, Tanenteris daughter of Thonis, with my guardian Demetrios son of Horion, consent and have received my daughter, as stated above. I, Ploution son of Hermes, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters.