Nomination of tower-guards for Rhise and neighbouring villages TM 22550Rhise (Arabia)24. Dez. 183

Rhise To Ammonios, strategos of the Arabian (nome), from Psois and his associates, elders, who are also discharging the duties of the village scribeship of Rhise and other villages of the district of the lower Tetrakomia toparchy. Being asked by you for names of tower-guards for the two months Tybi and Mecheir of the present 24th year of Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Caesar the lord, we submit the persons written below, who are suitable, at our own risk. They are: for the first tower, as customary, Piesies son of Phiebos, mother Thabeis, aged 25, from Takapertheis; Nistheroous, mother Thabelles, aged 20, from Psophthis; Phaesis the elder, freedman of Teos son of Phthaus, aged 35, from Rhise; Kasyllas son of Psois the younger, mother Thaesis, aged 35, from the same. And for the 8th tower, at Skenai, Phthaus son of Harpokras son of Petethymis, mother Tiathres, aged 40, from Rhise. Year 24 of Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus Augustus Armeniacus Medicus Parthicus Sarmaticus Germanicus Maximus, Hadrian 27. We, Psois and associates, elders, have submitted this through Ammonios, assistant.