Contract of a hired assistant for collecting church dues at Sarapion Chairemonos TM 22029Oxyrhynchos22. Dez. 573

[recto] † In the reign of our most divine and most pious master, greatest benefactor, Flavius Justinus, eternal Augustus and Imperator, year 9, in the 2nd consulship of their Serenity, Choiak 26, 7th indiction. To the most admirable Makarios, pronoetes (estate manager) of the holy church, son of the late […], from this New Justinoupolis, Pambechis, most admirable son of the late Menas, his mother being Maxima, originating from the same city, who signs below with his own hand, greetings. I acknowledge that of my own free will I have agreed with your admirableness, from today, which is the twenty-sixth of Choiak of the present seventh indiction, until the fifteenth of the month Pachon of the same (indiction), on condition that I fill the position of hired assistant (?) of the pronoetai with it, in the administration of the village of Sarapion Chairemonos, and I acknowledge that I will bring and pay over to your admirableness everything I receive from the responsible farmers under your admirableness in the said village, in both grain and gold, in accordance with my […] [… ? lines lost …] [verso] † Copy of agreement. […]