A handwritten acknowledgement of a loan of 13 1/2 artabas of wheat, from Aurelius Theon also called Zoilion of Oxyrhynchus to a lender of the very same name, to be repaid in Epeiph at Antipera Pela without interest. It is dated 4 January AD 240, at Oxyrhynchus.
In English machine translation
Aurelius Theon also called Zoilion, son of Dionysios, his mother being Serapias, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, to Aurelius Theon also called Zoilion and however he is styled, greetings. I acknowledge that I have received from you, of wheat of the produce of the past year 2, 13 1/2 artabas, which I shall also repay to you in the month of Epeiph at Antipera Pela, the same 13 1/2 artabas of wheat, by the measure with which I received them, without interest. If I do not repay as written, I shall pay you the aforesaid wheat with the addition of one half and interest for the overdue period, you having the right of execution upon me and upon all my property. This note of hand, written in a single copy by me, Aurelius Theon, is valid, and having been asked the formal question whether this is rightly and properly done, I acknowledged it.
Year 3 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Antonius Gordianus Pius Felix Augustus, Tybi 8.
The account concerning what my father owes you remains valid for you.
Borrower and lender bear identical names, so the document has been classed as possibly a writing practice rather than a genuine loan. Penalty 'with one half' (hemiolia) means repayment of the principal plus 50 percent.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Loan of Wheat / Writing Practice). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.