Agreement by estate cultivators to supply wine to Flavius Apion TM 22031OxyrhynchusA.D. 577

[recto] † In the 12th year of the reign of our most divine and most pious master, the greatest benefactor Flavius Justinus, the eternal Augustus and Imperator, in the 2nd consulship of their Serenity, and of Flavius Tiberius also called New Constantine, our most fortunate Caesar, Pachon 22, indiction 10. To Flavius Apion, the all-renowned and most magnificent former ordinary consul and patrician, landowner also here in the New City of Justinus, through Menas, servant, who makes the stipulation and secures for his own master, the same all-renowned man, the right of action and liability, the Aurelii Phoibammon, steward, son of Praous, and Phib son of Papnouthios, and Abraamios son of Philippos, and Makaris son of Anoup, and Phoibammon son of Papoe, and Papnouthios son of Anoup, and Abraamios son of Papnouthios, and Paulos son of Horos, all originating from the hamlet of Leon belonging to your Magnificence, registered cultivators of the same, greetings. We acknowledge by this our written security that we are ready, being liable for one another, to give to your Magnificence, on account of its landowner's dues from the landowner's vineyards of our estate, at the vintage of the month Mesore of the present tenth indiction, of wine of the dues of the, God willing, eleventh indiction, 3,000 landowner's sekomata of 8 sextarii of wine, together with the remainder of the [assessment of the] present tenth indiction, total 3,000 landowner's sekomata of 8 sextarii of wine; and these [we agree] to deliver as far as the cellar in full without diminution. [If] we do [not] do this, we agree to pay for each knidion […] at the risk of our property. The agreement, written in a single copy, is valid, and [having been asked we have agreed.] The association of the above-written names: it is satisfactory [to us …] as stated above. Ioannes […] […] [verso] † Agreement of those from the estate of Leon for 3,000 landowner's sekomata of good-quality wine.