Oath of a liturgist to transport compulsorily purchased wheat to Alexandria TM 22547Arabia29. Okt. - 27. Nov. 183

To Ammonios, strategos of the Arabian (nome), from Panotbeus son of Psibechis, his mother being Taphesieus, from the village of […]. Having been nominated as a man of means to receive the artabas of wheat bought by compulsory purchase (?) being sent to the administration of Neapolis, in accordance with the letter written to you by Julius Macedo, centurion, I swear by the fortune of Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord that I will immediately receive the (artabas) from […] loaded onto boats of the compulsorily purchased wheat, and that I will bring them down to Alexandria and deliver them to the administration of Neapolis and will bring back a receipt. This handwritten declaration is valid. And I have provided as my guarantor Apollonios son of Abnesis, former high priest of the city of the Phakousitai. Year 24 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Sarmaticus Germanicus Maximus, Hathyr […]. (2nd hand) I, Panotbeus son of Pibechis, my mother being Tapesieus, swore the oath as stated above. I, Apollonios son of Abnesis, former high priest, wrote on his behalf because he does not know letters, and I stand guarantor for him. (3rd hand) I, Posidonios, serving in the allotment, have checked it.