Cession of property to avoid nomination as eutheniarch TM 22241Oxyrhynchos12. Nov. 248

[recto] To Aurelius Pasion alias Apollonios, former gymnasiarch, prytanis in office, councillor of the city of the Oxyrhynchites, from Septimius Eudaimon, gymnasiarch, councillor of the same city, son of Septimius Serenos, former exegetes and former prytanis of the same city. Since, contrary to the decrees made for me by the most excellent council on the terms on which I undertook the gymnasiarchy in accordance with my means, you nominated me today, which is the 16th, in the most excellent council for days of the eutheniarchy, I immediately put forward to you, in the minutes of the council, a cession, and now also by this petition I offer you the cession of all the property I possess, on condition that you take over my possessions and discharge on my behalf both the gymnasiarchy and the eutheniarchy and all the expenses that go with it, and furthermore also the grain and money taxes owed by me both for the possessions I own and for the part of an estate, formerly of Claudius Syrion, life-gymnasiarch of most glorious Alexandria, which I hold on lease. For all these taxes the wine produced from the lands has been pledged as security by the dekaprotoi. And having been asked the formal question, I agreed. Year 6 of the Emperors and Caesars Marci Iulii Philippi, Pious, Fortunate, Augusti, Hathyr the sixteenth. [verso] … to the sister (?)