Contract of a sailor to serve on public boats on behalf of village headmen TM 21410Herakleopolites313 - 314

Aurelius […], son of Panouphis, his mother being Psenyris, from the village of Papa near Phebeichis, aged about 26 years, sailor, with […] […] of me his father, Aurelius Panouphis son of Panedbeuis, his mother being Nemesiaine, from the [same village of Papa], to the Aurelii Anoubion son of Silvanus and Pineus son of Onnophris, both village headmen of the village […] through you, Anoubion, and to Psenthotes son of Kalmos and Bes son of Pseis, through you, Bes, both village headmen […], and […] son of Apion and Bes son of Horos and Hierax son of Apion, through […] Bes, village headmen of Ep[…] […, and to Sara]pion son of Horigenes and […]is son of Abaskantos, through you, Sarapion, both village headmen of the village […]on, and to Demetrios son of Pathermouis and Papnouios son of Panedbeuis, through you, Demetrios, both village headmen of the village of Pselemachis, and to Eudaimon son of Horos and Kollouthos, through you, Eudaimon, [both village headmen] of the village of Thelbo, and to the village headmen of the village of Tikis, all of the 12th pagus, through you […] with sureties for your payment, Anoubion son of Silvanus, village headman […] and Sarapion, village headman of Philonikou, greetings. [I agree …] of my own free will to fill the place of a sailor on your behalf for the […] […] of the boats under Kyrillos the praepositus, by order of the office of the catholicus, for the needs […] […] public […] for as long as the need requires, until replacement […] […] the third of this month […] of year 8 and year 6, wages per month […] […] your […] wages for months […] […] time […] my […] [… 4 lines lost …]