Nomination of village liturgists by the komarchs of Ibion Panektyreos TM 21704Hermopolites28. Febr. 350

To Aurelius Diokles, praepositus of the 12th pagus of the Hermopolite nome, from the Aurelii Pesis and Pasopos, both komarchs of the village of Ibion Panektyreos in the pagus under you. We present and nominate the komarchs and eirenarchs and sitologoi and collectors of the annona registered below, who are men of means, at the risk of ourselves and of all those from our village. They are: [column 1] Komarchs: Pinoution son of Harpalos, T…eis son of Sotas. Eirenarch: …s son of Phibion. [column 2] Sitologoi: Pinoution son of Demetrios, Serenos son of Sarapion, Pesis son of Kopres, Akoris son of Dios, Josephios son of Kollouthos, Mousaios son of Kastor, Herminos son of Perousis, Isidoros son of Mousiaos, Pelys son of Herakleios, Melas son of Diogenes. [column 3] Collectors of the annona: Mousaios son of Pekysis, Asklepiades son of Mousaios, Horion son of Paesis, Pagenes son of Dios, Ibois son of Kalokairos, Melas son of Pekysis. For these men we stand surety, and we shall ensure, on the basis of mutual guarantee, that they perform blamelessly the liturgy entrusted to them and are found at fault in nothing; and if any of them fails and we do not produce him, we ourselves shall bear the responsibility on his behalf, or may we be liable to the divine oath and to the risk concerning this. And having been asked the formal question, we agreed. After the consulship of Ulpius Limenius and Acontius Catullinus, the most illustrious, Phamenoth 4. We, the aforesaid Pesis and Pasotes, nominate and stand surety as stated above. I, Aurelius Sarapion, identifier, wrote on their behalf since they do not know letters.