Letter from Pausanias to Genas about the purchase of two piglets TM 33298Kellis (Oasis Magna)1. Hälfte IV

[recto, centre] To my lord brother Genas, Pausanias, greetings. I instructed our brother Timotheos to send a piglet […] to the […] and to come back. Since I made inquiry about the piglets, the brother says: "I found two with Aurelius Besas, carpenter, from Pmeskam, at 12 kankella of wheat for each one, […] chaff (?)." So I hastened to send to you our Sineus. Therefore send 12 kankella of clean wheat for the one, so that, having been thought worthy, you may come up with the son of Sineus and make the same son […] the piglets. And if you find brother Timotheos, make him take upon himself the other 12 kankella of wheat at the proper time for the other one. But if again you do not find him, clearly you yourself take upon yourself the measure of the produce, and send the two piglets. And if you inform me to which farmer you want the receipt for the 12 kankella of wheat, I will send it to you without negligence through the water-cleaners who came to him. I pray for your health, lord brother, for many years. [recto, margin] As I said before, then, I sent through Sineus, as the price of the one, 8 kankella in wheat, so that you send the two. For look, I have sent [verso, lower] to brother Timotheos what is fitting, and moreover also to brother Sarapis. [verso, upper] To brother Genas, Pausanias.