Deed of surety for a boat captain carrying public grain to Alexandria TM 22217Pela (Oxyrhynchites)362

[…] to the logistai (?) of the glorious and most glorious city of the Oxyrhynchites, from Aurelius Zeuxis son of Sarapion, from the village of Pela in the Oxyrhynchite nome. I acknowledge, swearing the venerable divine oath of our master Julian, eternal Augustus, that I willingly and of my own choice stand surety for Aurelius Horoptoleeis from the most glorious city of the Antinoites, residing in the same village of Pela, who has been entrusted by you, the landowner, with the Greek boat with rudder-oar (?) that you own, of a capacity of 2,000 artabas more or less, on condition that he sails on that same boat, acting as its helmsman, and that whatever cargoes of public produce he receives, in accordance with the receipts given by him in writing, he will carry down to the most glorious Alexandria or wherever he is ordered, and deliver them in full, and bring back the documents of their delivery, from the fortunate new sixth indiction, so that no complaint arises against you concerning them; and that whenever you choose, he will hand over the same boat together with its tackle as he received it, barring an act of God; otherwise I, the surety, shall of necessity be answerable for everything demanded of him in this matter, or may I be liable to the divine oath. I, Aurelius Zeuxis son of Sarapion, swore the divine oath, standing surety for Horoptoleeis as aforesaid, and on being asked I agreed. I, Aurelius Attion son of Eupothios, wrote on his behalf as he does not know letters. Written through me, Harpalos.