Receipt for an axle for an estate irrigation machine TM 22084OxyrhynchusA.D. 591

[recto] † In the 9th year of the reign of our most divine and most pious master, greatest benefactor, Flavius Mauricius New Tiberius, the eternal Augustus and Emperor, in the 8th year of the consulship of the same most pious master of ours, Tybi 17, indiction 9. To Flavia Praeiecta and Flavius Apion her son, the most magnificent heirs of Apion of glorious memory, the late patrician, landowners also here in the splendid city of the Oxyrhynchites, through Menas, servant, who makes the stipulation and acquires for his own masters, the same most renowned persons, the right of action and obligation, Aurelius Sarmatas son of Phoibammon, mother Anna, originating from the estate of Parthenias belonging to your magnificence in the Oxyrhynchite nome, registered farmer of the same, greetings. Since there is now need, at the estate irrigation machine under my charge called "Inside the Same Estate", which waters vineyard and arable land, of one axle, I came up to the city and asked your magnificence through those attached to it to order that the same axle be provided to me. And at once, taking thought for the maintenance of its affairs, (your magnificence had) this purchased by me in the country, and its price credited to me in my receipts; I have received it, new, serviceable for drawing water and satisfactory, for the completion of all the machine's equipment, on this present day, which is Tybi the sixteenth of the present ninth indiction, for the irrigation of the crops of the tenth indiction, God willing. And as proof of receipt I have made this written acknowledgement, which is valid, written in a single copy, and having been asked the formal question I gave my assent. † I, Aurelius Sarmatas, the aforementioned, have made this written acknowledgement for the said one axle as stated above. I, Anastasios, wrote on his behalf since he is illiterate. † ☧ Executed through me, Anastasios. † [verso] † Written acknowledgement of Sarmatas son of Phoibammon from the estate of Parthenias, for one axle. †